Mould Education for Blackwattle Dairy’s Mould Ripened Cheeses Cheese Mould At Blackwattle Dairy, we see cheese a little differently. In a world where supermarket shelves have taught us that food should be uniform, identical, and âperfectâ every time, itâs easy to forget that real food doesnât behave that way. Our cheese isnât stamped out on […]
No Water Allowed! Why We Use ONLY Goat Milk in Our Soap At Blackwattle Dairy, weâre a little obsessive about goat milk. While many soap makers dilute their goat milk soaps with water, only using a splash of fresh milk, or even powdered goat milkâwe go allâin. We replace every drop of water with 100%
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Mica is a naturally occurring mineral thatâs been ground into a fine powder. When added to soap, it gives it that beautiful shimmer or bold colourâperfect for turning a simple bar into something special.
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At Blackwattle Dairy, we do things a little differently from your typical large-scale dairy farms. As an ethical goat dairy, we put our goats and their happiness first. Happy goats make the best quality milk, and weâre in the business of making the best quality cheese
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This means our goats donât graze on pasture during winter, and while itâs better for their health, as they are more susceptible to parasites than other livestock, it disqualifies us from organic certification. Even though we would love to be a certified organic goat dairy, our goatsâ happiness comes first, and theyâll back us up on that.
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Letâs talk about something that sounds like it belongs in a mad scientistâs lab: caustic soda, also known as lye. It might not sound like the kind of thing you’d want near your skin, let alone in a bar of your favourite creamy goat milk soap. But stay with us â because without lye, weâd just be selling you a very fancy block of oily goat milk mush. And that would be⊠baaad.
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Disbudding is a controversial topic in the world of goat farming, and we understand why. The idea of removing the horn buds of baby goats may seem harsh at first glance. But at Blackwattle Dairy, weâve carefully considered the whole picture and believe itâs essentialânot just for our safety but for the safety and well-being of our goats. Hereâs why weâve made this choice and how we approach it with the utmost care.
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