Our History: a Tale of Two Farms

The goats did it! Yup, that really is how we met. Charley had goats. MaryLisa had goats. We were both members of the Gold Country Dairy Goat Association. Charley donated a cheese gift certificate for our raffle table. MaryLisa said OH!! you are a REAL cheese maker!! We started talking about goats and cheese and goats, and what it takes to start a licensed dairy so you can sell cheese in Califoronia, and years later, we still have plenty to talk about.

Jollity Farm and Slate Creek Farm merged when MaryLisa and Charley got married in 2017. Charley specializes as our cheesemaker at Jollity Farm, and MaryLisa crafts the lovely body care items. Together they operate Jollity Farm Goat Dairy, pouring love, care, attention, and just about every scrap of stamina they have into making sure the goats live charmed and comfy lives. Their passion is to see their community enjoy the fruits of their labor, and to encourage other small-scale farms and businesses.