RATING: ♦♦♦♦♦
Just outside the village of Mezcala, about 30 minutes from Ajijic, a young couple has started a self-sustaining goat farm, Galo de Allende. We were looking for something special to do at the end of our summer in Mexico, and this looked fun.
We mentioned it to Sue and Ramon, and they were familiar with the yogurt and cheese that the farm produces, but they had not been up there, so we decided to go together.
The farm is on the side of a mountain with an amazing view of Lake Chapala. The owners, Juan Diego and Laura, provide a tour of the property every Sunday afternoon, reservations only. There were 16 of us on this particular day.
When we arrived, we were shown to tables and chairs set up outside under shade trees, where we were served fruit, cereal, coffee, and their goat yogurt. They told us the history of the farm and about their plans for expanding. Then we headed over to the goat pens to meet and feed the animals.
There were maybe 15 goats, all adults except for their one little kid, “Bobby”. It was a blast feeding the goats and taking turns holding Bobby. But the best was yet to come. Juan Diego opened the pen, and lead the goats up the hill where he continued to talk about his plans for the farm.
The tour ended back at the tables, with wine, yummy crackers and bread, and their wonderful goat cheese.
