harley farms goat dairy

Harleys Farms is a great place to visit when you want to do something unique that is away from the big city. It also is good if you love goats AND cheese. I did the tour and that was very fun and different! There is a fee for the tour but it is free to wander around (except within the pens, milking pen and cheese factory) and to visit the cheese store. Some of the cheeses were a bit on the high end but gosh...so delicious!!!

This is a darling Goat Farm where they make all kinds of cheeses right there from the goat's milk. The gift shop sells all kinds of cheeses, t-shirts, etc. There are tours available, and special dinners are held year-round in the restored old barn. The people who work there are friendly, and WOW is the cheese good! Who knew??? I highly recommend that you take a drive to Pescadero and check it out.

We visited the farm recently and stopped in the boutique to check out the offerings of goat cheese. We ended up buying some honey but choose not to buy any cheese. This farm is a great place to bring young children see up close a goat dairy farm.

Charming, quirky, with fantastic goat cheeses and other artisan foods. This is far, far off the beaten page but absolutely worth the trek. Take a look at the second floor hay loft and imagine yourself having a gourmet country dinner there (we can). A couple of hours out of your day, but well worth it.

We knew nothing about this place but heard the clerk at the Country Store where we bought our artichoke bread (to die for) talking about it. Great "barn" converted to the store and wonderful selection of types and sizes of goat cheese. By the way, the cheese is fantastic spread on the artichoke bread with apricot jam on top.......yum, yum, making me hungry remembering it!

Need a break from the traffic on Hwy 1 - go inland at Pescadero. Two stops Harley Farms and Duarte's Tavern. Scenic drive up and over the hills if you stay on the road.Harley Farms has food (on location made cheeses, oils, honey, etc.) and other farm related things - and Goats. Go at the right time in the spring, and you get to see brand new babies.If you time it right, you can also see the goats going through the milking barn.They have farm tours, and special reservation only dinners upstairs (check web page).

We stopped by Harley farms. It's always fun to check out the different goat cheeses - the selection is amazing. You can also see the goats, etc. Don't forget to check out their upstairs dinning room, which is used for special events - very interesting style.

One afternoon in February, we were driving up the coast and stumbled on this family-owned goat farm, where the farmer was out in the barn delivering baby goats one after another. As soon as one mother goat had giving birth, it seemed like another one was ready to have her baby. Year-round you can visit the goats, taste the cheeses made here, and even take a tour. Bring a cooler so you can take some of the delicious cheeses home with you or enjoy a picnic at one of the nearby beaches.

If you are looking for a day trip from SFO or bay area, take a drive to the goat farm at Pescadero. There is not a lot to see if you miss the spring babies or don't take a scheduled tour, but the cheese is great and it's a great excuse to see the quaint little town of Pescadero. Take some cheese with you and pair it with some fresh bread at the bakery. You really must take the scenic route to get there. Take Highway 9 out of Saratoga (another cute little town) up the mountain past Alice's bike bar. Then head West on 92 (?) And pass by Castle Rock (hiking trails). The views are spectacular!

This place is Beautiful, and so great to see, that this is the way of life for sure ! Great goats, and Llama's , great grounds, great cheese, great lesson for kids to understand that things don't just come from the grocery store. I have to bring friends back !( there is only a small fee for a tour)

It's such a great place to visit. They have tours that are great for all ages. In the spring, you can hold the baby goats. The goat cheese is outstanding. I always leave with at least 7 or 8 buttons of cheese to take home and to take for a lunch on the beach. I come by at least once a year.http://asmalltrip.com/v/day-trip/the-best-goat-cheese-in-norcal-is-at-harley-farms-in-northern-california

I had heard about the goat farm from the waitress at Duarte's and decided to visit after a day of hiking at Butano State Park. The working farm is a treat for the senses - especially the nose - all that rich farm made goat cheese, fresh and without preservatives. They offer tours and cheese making demos but we had just missed the last of the day. It was fun to walk around the beautiful grounds and check out the goats. I purchased some goat milk soap that smells great too. The bathrooms are port-a-potties, with an old fashioned cleansing station/trough. I heard that they rent out the room upstairs for private events, but it is pretty small, and difficult to maneuver up a steep, narrow staircase. But the room itself and the views are amazing. The also have llamas on the farm.

I've driven past the sign for Pescadero many times on my way up and down the coast, and always wondered if it would be worth my while to pay it a visit. I mentioned that to a friend a month or so ago and she said "Oh, you should definitely go there! And don't forget to visit the goat farm!" I've always loved goats, and when a quick Google search revealed not only was there a goat farm in Pescadero, but that you could arrange for a tour of it, I was sold!That's something to take note of, by the way. I've read a couple of reviews here in which people said "you can't go in with the goats" or "no one would take time to show us around." This is a working dairy, people, not a roadside petting zoo. If you want to get in all the goat petting you can handle, as well as have a lovely tour of the facilities (and a very generous sampling of the product at the end!), you need to book a tour, which you can easily do on their website (be prepared, though...the tours are popular, and fill up fast!) At $20 per person for a tour that lasts nearly two hours and that may include (if you're lucky and happen to come in the spring) getting the chance to hold a tiny, two-day-old, baby goat, that's a bargain in my book!If you're not on a tour, you can still look at the goats and llamas in their paddocks, visit the farm shop, and even have a picnic on the grounds, but if you're at all interested in goats or sustainable farming practices, or if you just enjoy learning more about where your food comes from, I highly recommend taking a tour if you can.It's especially nice if you have young children. There's nothing like seeing a little child come face-to-face with a baby goat, or watching an older child's dawning understanding of the relationship between the earth and the food he sees in the grocery store!The farm is very easy to find. If you're using a GPS and coming from the south (Santa Cruz/Monterey) on Highway 1, ignore your GPS's insistence that you turn on Bean Hollow Road (a very twisty and narrow route...it'll get you there, but you probably won't enjoy the drive very much!) and continue along 1 to where you see the very clearly marked "Historic Pescadero" sign pointing off to the right (opposite Pescadero State Beach). The farm is about 2.5 miles along, just past Stage Street (Pescadero's main drag) on your left. It's the only one with goats and llamas in the pastures. You can't miss it.Our tour started in the garden where they grow the edible flowers they use to decorate their hand-crafted cheeses, where we also learned something about the history of the farm and the people who work there. From there we went right out into the pasture (be sure to wear close-toed shoes that you won't mind getting dirty!), where we were soon surrounded by a large herd of friendly, curious, but extremely well-behaved adult goats. Their goats know the touch of loving human hands from birth, but are never hand fed. Thus, while they're very friendly, and even demonstrative, with visitors, they don't mob you like petting zoo goats are wont to do. It's a safe and positive experience, even for young children (you might want to carry very small children, but 5- to 6-year olds would be just fine mingling with the goats with adult supervision). Our guide, who has been associated with the farm almost from its beginning, was also on friendly terms with one of the guard llamas (the llamas protect the goats from such dangers as free-roaming dogs and coyotes), so those who wanted to got a chance to pet a llama as well.The best part, though, was in the loafing barn where, after a brief demonstration, we were each handed a tiny, two-day-old kid to cuddle! These babies are completely unafraid of humans, and snuggle down in your arms like puppies. Late March through May is kidding season, so if you happen to be visiting during this window, you have a real treat in store!After communing with the goats, we were given a tour of the milking parlor and the dairy, and shown how the various types of cheese are made. Our tour wound up in the farm's hayloft dining room (they host farm-to-table dinners in this beautiful space), with plenty of fresh goat cheese to sample!After choosing several cheeses from the shop to take home for later (they offer samples in the shop as well), we finished up our day by driving into the quaint little town of Pescadero and picking up a loaf of fresh artichoke-garlic bread (so fresh it was almost too hot to handle when I took it off the shelf) and a bag of farm-fresh artichokes at Archangeli's grocery to enjoy for dinner with our goat cheese.So happy we went! I just can't think of a better way to spend a lovely spring day on our Central Coast!

Went their yesterday for the first time. Watched the very young goats playing in the field with the elders. Afterwards went inside the shop and sampled some fantastic goat cheese and olive oil. This is a great place to take children Don't miss this place if your driving along the coast.

We found Harley Farms as a fluke and I am sure glad we did! I asked ‘Siri’ to find a goat farm and she led us to Pescadero. A quick, scenic drive from the main road brought us to the farm. Although you can’t go into the pens with goats, they had a pen with newborn babies that you could reach in and touch. You can pet the adults, too but I spent most time on the babies! There is a great shop with all kinds of goat’s milk products -- I purchased soap and cheese. The cheese was flavorful and smooth and I love the soap! Worth a quick stop to see these cute creatures and look at the beautiful rolling hills!