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Hi! I'm Tinker and I'd like to welcome you to our Black River Farmstead web site.
Black River Farmstead is a state certified dairy located in Ivanhoe, NC where my sister and brother-in-law, Anita and
Howard Male, live. Ivanhoe is about 45 minutes from Wilmington, near Elizabethtown, Wallace, and White Lake, not too far
from the NC coast. Ivanhoe is a very relaxed and friendly community, having get-togethers for local residents at least
twice a year. A great environment to raise our prize-winning goats!
My husband, Danny, and I live in Durham, NC, which is located about in the middle of the state. Living where we do makes
it fairly easy to get to the farmstead and to see other family members on the coast in Wilmington or those in the NC
mountains.
Now, a little about our products. Black River Farmstead cheese and soap contain our own goat's milk and are produced
using the same old-fashioned, handmade process that our ancestors used. Our registered Alpine dairy goats are descendants of
state and national, prize-winning bloodlines, making them special to us and to others who know goats! Visit
Our Goats page if you'd like to see just how cute and lovable our special goats are.
Black River Farmstead cheese, also called chèvre (French word for "goat"), is offered in three flavors--dill and garlic, herbes
de provence, and plain. Our spreadable chèvre contrasts nicely with our feta, which is intentionally dry and crumbles easily.
Our cheeses can be successfully used in appetizers or wraps and with vegetables and main dishes, from country foods to ethnic dishes.
Another special product we make is our soap. Each round, 3 ounce bar of Black River Farmstead goat's milk soap contains
approximately 1.5 ounces of our goat's milk; contains only vegetable oils, no animal fats; contains essential oil or
fragrance oil (except for unscented bars); and cures at least five weeks. Although soap can be made using water, we use
goat's milk because of its nourishing and moisturizing qualities. The fat in milk also helps seal in moisture and prevent
dryness and cracking. In addition, milk adds vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to your skin and produces soap that is rich,
smooth, and healthy.
I hope you'll click through our various pages and pictures, informing yourself about our cheese and soap. And, we hope
to hear from you.
In the picture below, from left to right, are Tinker, Anita, and Laurie Wood of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture at
the Whole Foods Market Local Summit at the NC State Fairgrounds on May 22, 2008. Click on picture to enlarge.
