Welcome to
Cabri Creamery
A petite, French-style goat dairy in Northern Colorado, offering artisanal cheese and raw milk shares.
About Cabri Creamery
Kristin Maxwell
owner, head shepherdess and cheesemaker
In 2013 I became interested in dairy goats and sought to learn the trade from anyone that would teach me. My curiosity led me to creameries around the U.S. and France, making unforgettable friends (goats and humans alike) and gaining priceless experiences.
Today, I have the privilege of partnering with Poudre Valley Community Farms, through which I have access to land and community to realize my long standing dairy dream.
Cabri translates to “kid” in French (as in goat kid). Our creamery is inspired by the pastoral cheesemaking traditions of rural France, where shepherds closely tend both their animals and their craft. Et oui; our goats are our family! We care for our small herd of American Alpine, Nigerian dwarf, and mini Alpine goats with their wellbeing in mind. When you consume our dairy products, you are supporting exceptionally thoughtful and humane livestock practices.
Cheese Shares
I love getting to care for and connect with the animals and receive not only their trust and affection, but the gift of their milk. Making cheese is a generations old artistic process and it is mysteriously magical every time I put my hand to doing it.
Our milk and cheese shares operate like a CSA program. Members "buy in" to the herd ($25), sign up for a season (approximately June through November) and choose a monthly share subscription. Each monthly subscription offers a weekly amount of fresh, raw milk or cheese that is picked up directly from our farm.
Memberships
Full Share $60: includes one gallon OR one pound of cheese per week
Half Share $40: includes one half gallon OR one half pound of cheese per week
Quarter Share $20: includes one quart of milk per week
À la Carte Share: please inquire for details
Cabri Creamery is committed to ecological grazing partnerships within our community, working with the city of Fort Collins Natural Areas to responsibly graze grasslands, promoting native species and biodiversity.
Our Goats
Bucks
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Goldrush (aka Mooney)
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Thunderstruck (aka Prongs)
Does
Arabèsque
Carillon (Windchime)
Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
Étoile (Star)
From top to bottom: Grenat (Garnet), Nébuleuse (Stardust), Cerise (Cherry).
Kids for Sale
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The 2024 Kidding Season Starts in May!
Our goat mamas had their ultrasounds at the end of January and we are expecting at least six kids! We will post the number and sex of kids for sale on this page in June. To reserve a buckling, doeling, or wether, please inquire with us (prior to or once kid stats are confirmed).
Life with the Herd
Growing up on a Colorado beef cattle ranch, I have been in livestock production my entire life. I value the agricultural connection of human beings to a place, its creatures, and the broader ecosystem that links us all.
I started my herd with American Alpines and Nigerian Dwarf breeds. Nigerian Dwarfs are from Africa and Alpines originally from Switzerland and France. Alpines are hardy and playful and are high volume milk producers; Nigerian Dwarfs are goofy and relaxed and their milk contains high butterfat (6-7 percent). The offspring from these breeds are considered Mini Alpines.
Goats are browsers; they eat forbs, leaves and grass. I feed my does alfalfa hay for added protein and minerals and a custom dairy grain when they are lactating, for caloric energy.
Our daily routine starts with early morning milking followed by breakfast and cuddles. The animals graze freely during the day while I am making cheese or doing farm improvement projects. After dinner, evening milking, and more cuddles we all call it bonne nuit (good night).
Because I am a Francophone at heart - and learned much about dairying in France - all my females have French names. My males have names from Harry Potter or Star Wars, because I am a nerd for these stories.
