A S W EET A DDIT ION TO ARIZ ON A A GRIC ULT URE ~
BY AMBER MORIN
A Sweet Addition to Arizona Agriculture “Life is short, make it sweet,” the lyrics from the Old Dominion song are what came to mind when I first heard about Capream Dairy, a goat dairy in Prescott, AZ. Why those lyrics? Capream Dairy doesn’t just raise goats for milk. They are making gelato, which I had the privilege of tasting on location and I must admit that the mint was my favorite, even over
chocolate! To date, Capream Dairy is one of only a handful of goat dairies in the nation to make gelato and is the first in Arizona to do so. The dairy is an entrepreneurial venture of three hard-working visionaries and friends Gary Carder, Gregory O’Reilly, and Gerald Rogers. Gary first brought two goats to his Prescott property in 2009, but this story really begins in his childhood when he found out he was
not able to drink cow milk. His neighbors in Indiana had goats, so dairy wasn’t eliminated from his diet. However, it wasn’t until he tasted the milk from Swiss Oberhasli goats that he found the breed which produced the, “best tasting milk.” Gary raises the same breed on his farm today and selectively breeds the herd for their milk’s nutritional profile and flavor. Capream’s goat milk is perfect for gelato
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PG. 42 :: SUMMER 2019
