Less than a
month remains for prospective goat
farmers to cash in on a once-in-a-lifetime deal. On Oct. 1, the essay contest set to determine the new owner of Humble Heart Farms in Elkmont will stop taking submissions.
For $150, prospective farmers can
submit a 200-word essay for the chance of winning the goat dairy and
creamery, complete with a herd of 85 goats, equipment, home, 20 acres,
$20,000 in operating expenses, barns and training, completely debt free.
Instead of finding a single buyer for the $350,000 establishment, the Paul and Leslie Spell organized an essay contest with the theme, “Why I, or my organization, is the perfect fit to continue the farmstead goat cheese tradition." “This is going to be the best thing that can happen to you. You’ll have life around you. You get to be a part of all of that. It’s great,” Paul Spell said.
From the submitted essays, the
Spells will select the top 20 and a three-member judging panel will
choose the winning essay. The winner will be announced Oct. 15.
The Spells use the goats’ milk to
create flavored cheeses, dips, poppers and ice creams. On Monday, Paul
Spell blended goat cheese with a farm-fresh watermelon to make a
smoothie at The Market at Good Shepherd. “People are so limited in their
view of goat’s cheese. They think cheese and crackers. We want to show
them that it can be used to top baked potatoes, steaks, sandwiches and
vegetables,” Paul Spell said.
The farm’s flavors include Rio
Grande, garden herb, French, Tuscan, raspberry chipotle, some like it
hot, and cinnamon and raisin. Along with the land, equipment and herd, the essay winner will receive the recipes.LINK TO COMPLETE ARTICLE: DECATUR DAILY
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