Goat milk ice cream? No kidding!
If you have been looking for something a little different to cool you down on Indian summer days, you should look no further than Ganders Goat goat milk ice cream, a new local delicacy that is hand produced on a farm in the Welland Valley.
Ian and Lauren Horton rehomed their first two goats, Carrie and Shandy, at Ganders Farm on Rockingham Road, Cottingham, two years ago. Their ethos is all about sustainability and repurposing materials and, while thinking what they could do with the milk they were producing, the idea for goat milk ice cream was born. After much experimenting, Ian and Lauren hit on the perfect recipe for a smooth, creamy goat milk ice cream that tastes exactly like traditional ice cream but has half the fat, half the calories, is gluten and nut free and suitable for most lactose intolerances.
Ganders Goat sold their first pot of goat milk ice cream in spring this year and, now with a herd of 37 individually named goats, are producing around 240 litres of ice cream a week - enough to fill two and a half bathtubs! They are delighted with the response they have had to the ice cream so far – everyone seems to love it and keep coming back for more!
Everything is carried out on the farm from milking 20 goats twice a day, through making the ice cream in the state-of-theart production facility, to packaging it into tubs for sale. There is a range of flavours available including a popular ginger variety, vanilla, chocolate, raspberry ripple and strawberry, all using local produce where available. Ganders Goat also produce guest flavours each month, depending on what fruits and herbs are around to go into the mix; they have included fresh mint, elderberry, spiced plum and honey, savoury blood orange and even chilli.
Ganders Goat ice cream is on sale at the village stores in Cottingham and Wilbarston, Ashley Farm Shop, Dovecote Buttery in Newton, and EdibLE16 in Market Harborough. Ganders Goat also supply open air cinemas and an ice cream van at Normanton Church on Rutland Water. The Ganders Goat mobile ice cream van regularly visits farmers’ markets in Market Harborough, Oundle, Oakham, Olney, Thrapston, Harpenden and Hitchin, as well as village fêtes, open gardens, country shows and festivals.
If you are interested in buying or stocking Ganders Goat ice cream, or would like their ice cream van to visit your event, please contact Ian and Lauren for details. In addition, Ganders Goat produce a range of goat milk soaps made from only four natural ingredients: goat milk, local rapeseed oil, coconut oil and lye. These are therefore ideal for people with sensitive skin. They also produce Bee Soap, made with honey from the farm’s bees, and Gardeners Soap made from local yarrow flowers. The soaps can be purchased online or through the local stockists listed on the website.
Ganders Farm Rockingham Road, Cottingham, LE16 8XS Tel: 07969 183 426 Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. www.gandersgoat.com
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