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  1. Bianca
    December 2, 2012

    Great article! I just purchased a goat cheese sampler from the Baton Rouge farmers market. It’s quite unique and very delicious. I’m so glad that Louisiana is becoming a great place to find products like the ones Ms. Barras is producing.

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Good to hear! It’s always great to meet the local farmers and artisans behind our favorite foods. Wanda really puts her heart and soul into her goat cheese!

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  2. Andi
    December 3, 2012

    What an awesome post! I’m obsessed with goat cheese.

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Isn’t goat cheese awesome? This farm visit has inspired me to experiment with some herbal flavors. The cracked pepper went so well with the mild goat cheese.

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  3. Koren @ City Gal
    December 3, 2012

    That cheese looks amaze! Crazy how much work goes into making it!

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Seriously! Making goat cheese on a small farm is pretty complicated. It was great to see a family working together to make it happen.

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  4. Ayngelina
    December 3, 2012

    Now that is a road trip I can get behind.

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Who doesn’t love an attraction with adorable goats and cheese? The perfect tourist stop! 😉

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  5. Sunny
    December 3, 2012

    A really interesting story – it makes me want to visit Wanda’s farm and sample the cheese!

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Go for it! Wanda was very nice and we enjoyed her tour. The cheese was delicious too 🙂

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  6. Bicultural Mama
    December 3, 2012

    What an interesting tour. It is rare to meet the goats you eat the cheese directly from. What a cool trip you went on!

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Thanks! Yes, road tripping through Cajun Country was a lot of fun. The best part was the friendliness of the locals 🙂

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  7. Tom @ Waegook Tom
    December 4, 2012

    Now, this is actually pretty interesting! I grew up on a dairy farm, but my dad just sold milk and eggs, and never tried cheese making.

    The Jersey cow is adorable, by the way! They make the best milk (well, the female ones, not the guy in the photo) and Jersey cream is seen as a kind of luxury in the UK.

    I think I’ll have to drop by whenever I make it to Louisiana – and do the tasting tour for sure. If I opted for the regular tour, I may well try and run off with some of the cheese, and that little rat terrier looks like he doesn’t suffer thieves lightly…

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    • Leslie Koch
      December 9, 2012

      Definitely stop by this farm when you visit Cajun Country! The rat terrier took his job as sheep herder very seriously– fortunately he is tiny so he can’t do much harm 🙂

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