Fat Toad Farm

A Vermont Goat Diary

Hannah — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:57:59 +0000

By Fat Toad Farmer Katie Sullivan Almost every time we design a new piece of literature for our farm, someone accidentally substitutes ”diary” or “dairy” somewhere in the text. Luckily, our team of editors is good at catching little mistakes like this and we haven’t yet printed 10,000 brochures about our “Vermont Goat Diary”. This recurring spelling [...]

Homemade Snickers with Fat Toad Farm Caramel!

Hannah — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:39:49 +0000

A Moment for the Boys

Katie — Wed, 08 May 2013 20:33:01 +0000

We spend a lot of time talking about the lady-goats on our farm, so I (Katie – FTF herd manager) would like to take a moment to talk about the boys. Hailing from Mamm-Key Alpines in Silt, Colorado, Thunder is our senior herdsire. His mother, Needles, gave over 4400 pounds of milk last year- [...]

Gearing up for another beautiful wedding season in Vermont

Hannah — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:09:16 +0000

…along with WellWed magazine & Vermont Vows. Who, in addition to beautifully featuring our goat’s milk caramel wedding favors, know everything these is to know about throwing the party of a lifetime. Their rustic-chic wedding styling is fun, elegant and unique. Every post makes me want to get married all over again.

Banana Pudding Chomeur with Salted Bourbon Caramel from Kitchen Vignettes

Hannah — Thu, 02 May 2013 01:52:36 +0000

Meet Aubergine (Aube) the culinary genius behind my new favorite food blog Kitchen Vignettes who just took our Goat’s Milk Caramel (cajeta) to a whole new level of deliciousness in her recipe for Banana Pudding Chomeur. To be perfectly honest, I’d never even heard of a chomeur before (there I go, exposing my total ignorance of Quebecois cuisine – I can’t [...]

Mexican Chipotle Caramel Brownie Recipe for Cinco de Mayo

Hannah — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:29:14 +0000

Okay, you gotta try this chipotle goat’s milk caramel brownie recipe – it’s insane! We made several pans of these brownies for a little farm party last night and they were a HUGE hit! Lucky for all of us Fat Toad Farmers – there are left-overs today. Nothin’ like brownies for breakfast. :) Mexican Chipotle [...]

Caramel recipe Contest – win a Toad-ally Cute Gift Box!

Hannah — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:31:25 +0000

Love Goat’s Milk Caramel? Love to bake? Enter our recipe contest! Here’s how it works: Step 1: Buy a jar of Fat Toad Farm Caramel (HERE) Step 2: Make a delicious recipe with it Step 3: Take a picture of the final product (and the jar of caramel used) Step 4: Post it to Facebook [...]

Morning Glory Muffin Recipe from Woodstock Granola

Hannah — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:52:40 +0000

By Renee Howe at Woodstock Granola One of my all time favorite muffins is the Morning Glory Muffin. I came up with a version that includes the highly nutritious sweet potato. Moist and delicious. Enjoy! Morning Glory Sweet Potato Muffins Featuring Yummy Yammy of Norwich, Vermont. Ingredients: 2 1/4 c. all purpose flour 1 c. [...]

March madness at Fat Toad Farm and our very own sweet 16

Hannah — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:34:30 +0000

March kidding Madness is almost over at Fat Toad Farm – we have one final hold out, Lola, evidently the biggest prude in the bunch – who is taking us into April Madness and proving true that famous old adage “The watched goat never kids” – but otherwise we are out of the birthing woods [...]

Puppy for Sale!

Hannah — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:49:27 +0000

Icelandic Sheep Dogs! 1 puppy left for sale. We have one wonderful, adorable male left to go to a good home. He will be ready the first week of May. He is a purebred Icelandic Sheep Dog but not registered. I am asking $700. This is a very unique breed. They make amazing working dogs [...]