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Goat farm goodness. Goat farms craft natural products throughout Wisconsin

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Goat Farm Goodness

From her goats at Oak Hollow Acres Farm, Lippmann offers a variety of goat milk products which she crafts, molds and scents herself. Her scents include lemongrass, grapefruit, almond, eucalyptus, rose and lavender, among others.

Ever get tired of using the same store-bought hygiene products? Goat farmers across Wisconsin are going against the grain of chemical-laden goods to create locally-sourced, synthetic-free soaps.

According to the Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association, Wisconsin remains the largest producer of fluid goat milk in the country. With the ability to produce milk on less resources than cows, goats are a low-maintenance alternative for small farms and families who rely on goat’s milk to craft their products.

Goat Farm Goodness:

The moisturizing qualities of goat milk-based soap are one of the many benefits often lost in chemical-filled hygiene products, Gallert said. At The Dandelion Farm, the oatmeal honey bar soap is especially known for its hydration

Goat Farm Goodness

The Dandelion Farm offers a variety of goat milk products, including nearly 30 different scents of soap bars. According to Gallert, their lotions are one of their top sellers as well, especially moisturizing because of the natural properties of goat’s milk.

Goat Farm Goodness

This spring, about 20 pregnant goats gave birth to nearly 50 kids at The Dandelion Farm, according to Gallert. They expect to have a surplus of goat’s milk, which means they’re able to make more products, although they’ll freeze a large amount of that milk for later.

Goat Farm Goodness

Aside from bars of soap, Serenity Soap Works also offers shampoos and conditioners, skincare products, chapsticks, lotions and pet-friendly soap, all of which are organic.

Goat Farm Goodness

Products at The Dandelion Farm in Berlin are crafted from Sauer’s goats, who live on her property down the road.

Goat Farm Goodness

All of Lippmann’s homemade goat milk-based soaps also contain olive oil, rice bran oil, coconut oil, beeswax, vegetable shortening and lye. Depending on the scent, some soap bars may also contain flowers, spices and other oils.

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