Welcome to Fat Bottom Farm's home on the web. We are located on 25 rolling acres of
Post Oak Savannah in eastern Milam County, Texas. Please enjoy browsing our site; to
get a better look at our images, just hover your mouse over or click on the picture.
Our primary activity is raising Nubian dairy goats. Our goats are on pasture full time.
They are efficient users of the native browse and forbs. Properly managed, goats can be
beneficial to many ecosystems and valuable additions to sustainable pasture management
strategies. They consume brush and weeds which in turn allows native grasses to
flourish. See more about our goats on our page devoted to them.
Nubian goats produce sweet, creamy milk high in butterfat. This makes it delicious to
drink, and ideal for cheese making. We make several varieties of cheese, most often
chevre and panir. We also consume gallons of the rich raw milk. Unfortunately, we are
not licensed to sell milk or cheese at this time.
The same qualities make goat milk great for the skin. We use our milk in the creation of
luxurious handcrafted soaps. Our soaps are made from pure vegetable oils using recipes
which have been well-researched and thoroughly tested on friends, family, and
co-workers, but never on animals! Each bar is loaded with conditioning oils and contains
herbal and botanical ingredients. To learn more about our soaps, download our brochure
or visit our Soap page; to purchase, visit our Online Store.
To protect the goats from predators, we have Komondor livestock guardian dogs
(LGDs). Komondorok (the plural in Hungarian) are an ancient breed developed on the
plains of Hungary to guard sheep. They are truly amazing animals; fierce, independent,
and loyal. See more about these magnificent dogs here.
Besides the Komondorok, a number of other dogs of varying degrees of usefulness
inhabit the farm. There are several cats, rabbits, and a donkey who is addicted to goat
milk. A small flock of laying hens, a few bantams, and numerous guinea fowl also roam
freely. Our Photo Gallery contains more information about us as well as scenes from the
farm.
We occasionally have extra produce from our garden or eggs from our pastured hens.
You may see us at farmers' markets in the Central Texas area; look for the truck with the
Fat Bottom Farm "Hoofprint!" We encourage you to patronize farmer's markets; buy
locally-grown food from growers you know. Get to know your farmers and your food!
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