Margaret Hathaway...

The Year of the Goat: 40,000 Miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese. This is a great resource, as well as a great story. I tend to be a jump in and figure things out person. With my own farm, I have read a million books, however, it still comes down to trial and error. This story is different. It makes me think of the importance of really looking into something before plunging. Especially when that something relies on you for it's life.

Margaret and her partner Karl want goats. Instead of buying a farm and getting some goats, they embark on a cross country journey to research, well, goats. Dairy goats and meat goats, cheese makers chefs and ranchers, associations, breeders and the like. I won't tell you the end. Just know, it is well worth taking this literary jaunt with them. (I so want goats. Am working on convincing my husband daily. Should probably have him read the book.)