I’m Raising Kids—They’re Baby Goats!
This 30-something-year-old writer always wanted to be a mother, but never expected to find family among a herd of goats on a Vermont cheese farm.
Lauren Gitlin
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Lauren Gitlin is a former rock journalist and food scholar who now owns and operates Villa Villekulla Farm, a micro dairy crafting goats' milk butter, skyr, and other delights. She has an advanced degree in goat hugging. You can follow her exploits at @villavillekullafarm and https://www.villavillekullafarm.com
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My Mother Didn’t Work. And That’s Okay
Driven by passionate professional goals, the writer—and now cheese maker—was embarrassed by her mom’s lack of career. Until she realized why she shouldn’t be.
I Just Can’t Quit You
Breaking up has always been hard to do for this writer. But she's finding the most painful one of all isn't with a lover—but the city where it all happened.