The
Dairy Goat Collective
A membership for milkmaids who want to raise goats holistically, show up to the barn with confidence, and feel like they’ve finally found their people.
The Dairy Goat Collective is ordinarily $27/month, but during this Founding Members launch you can get it at a special discount!
Ditch the overwhelm, care for your goats naturally and confidently,
and build a herd that thrives —
with a whole community of milkmaids cheering you on.
This milkmaid life can be so beautiful and rewarding, and also crazy hard at the same time.
It’s a lot better when you don’t have to go it alone.
After more than 8 years of raising dairy goats, I firmly believe that the true fast track to becoming a capable and confident goat keeper is NOT more information, but finding good mentors and solid community.
A Membership Made For You
- The beginner who wants to start out on the right foot
- The homesteader who wants to dig deeper but feels overwhelmed by all the noise
- The milkmaid who's searching for community
- The one who's been at it for a while but never felt confident
- The goat keeper who's in over her head but doing it anyway
- The homesteader who's craving more than just information
If you’re feeling stuck and overwhelmed,
or like you’re drowning in a sea of information,
you’re not alone.
If you’re longing for community,
and wishing you could just talk to someone who actually gets it,
I’ve been there too.
If you love deep diving into topics that light you up,
and being inspired by the experiences of others,
same, friend, same.
That’s what The Dairy Goat Collective was built for.
Part education, part community, part behind-the-scenes mentorship.
A place to learn and grow together.
This membership is a place for holistic goat keeping without the snobbery, natural methods without the perfectionism, and confident decision-making without the fear.
Here we know that life is nuanced and capacity changes — and we’ll always encourage you to do the best with what you’ve got and never stop learning.
Because the little things really do become the big things — and the small, steady steps you take every day to care for your goats build the foundation of a healthy, thriving herd.
Hi, I'm Sarah.
What began as a reluctant introduction to dairy goats over eight years ago has grown into a wholehearted conviction that these remarkable animals are a worthy choice in their own right — and I’ve made it my mission to help others discover that too.
These days I teach holistic goat care and cheesemaking through my YouTube channel, online courses, and my upcoming book on natural dairy goat keeping releasing Spring, 2027.
But here’s what I want you to know that my bio doesn’t always say: it hasn’t been an easy ride.
I’ve been in the thick of it too — building a healthy herd, learning the ropes of goat care and cheesemaking, all while having babies, raising a family, and wondering if I was doing any of it right. I know what it feels like to be overwhelmed and wish there was just one calm, clear voice cutting through all the noise.
What made the biggest impact in my goat journey was good mentors and solid community. And I built The Dairy Goat Collective because I want everybody to have that.
Because good community changes everything. It turns overwhelm into confidence, isolation into belonging, and the hard days into something you don’t have to face alone. That’s what we’re building inside The Dairy Goat Collective — and there’s a place in it for you
I’d love to have you there.
INSIDE THE MEMBERSHIP
Community
First and foremost this is a membership focused on growing and learning together. We'll have weekly check-in's, and a vibrant community feed where you can post questions, share photos and recommendations, recipes, and more. The membership is hosted on Skool, which is an intuitive and easy to use platform with a super functional app.
- Weekly Check-In's
- Intuitive Platform
- Encouraging Community
Education
Your membership includes an ever-growing library of tutorials and mini courses that will continue to expand as the membership matures. To start, you'll find a course on making fresh goat milk cheeses, plus a foundational tutorial series covering the basics — hoof trimming, giving injections, drawing blood, herbal drenches, and more!
- Growing library of courses & tutorials
- "Goat Cheese 101" Mini Course
- "The Basics" Mini Course
Private Member Podcast
You can expect weekly podcast episodes where I'll dive into a variety of goat topics. Most of these will be short and sweet and easy to listen to while you're washing dishes, milking goats, or driving to town. I'd love to answer questions you may have on the podcast, and choose topics based on what's actually going on on my farm and yours each week.
- Weekly podcast episodes
- Deep dives, behind the scenes, and real life
- Your questions answered
Guest Expert Interviews
We'll be having guest expert interviews regularly on the podcast to talk about a wide range of goat topics, and answer your questions on them too! Some guest expert topics already in the works include: herbal parasite prevention and treatment, running a licensed goat dairy and creamery, preventing and treating mastitis holistically, the benefits of a mineral buffet, understanding linear appraisal, cheesemaking with goat milk, soap making and selling, thoughtfully running breeding programs, raising goats on a small acreage, and more!
- Regular interviews
- A wide variety of goat topics
- Member input on topics & guests
Live Zoom Calls
Every month we'll gather on a live Zoom call together. Some calls will dive into a specific topic, while others will be more casual — a chance to catch up, ask questions, and talk through whatever is happening on your farm. These calls are shaped by you and what you need most in that season.
- Workshop-style topical calls
- Casual coffee chat calls
- Q&A calls
FOUNDING MEMBER’S PERKS
Founding Member's Discount
Lock in the biggest discount you'll ever see for The Dairy Goat Collective. Just $19/month or $190/year for the lifetime of your membership.
Member's Week Zoom Calls
I'm SO excited to be hosting daily zoom calls for Member's Week to help everyone get to know each other and start off with with a bang. The calls will be recorded, so don't worry if you can't make them all (or any) live.
Share Your Input
There's not a whole lot of content inside the membership yet. As a Founding Member, you have the opportunity to help shape the direction of The Dairy Goat Collective. I truly value your input and want to know how this membership (and I!) can serve you and your goats best.
Frequently asked questions
Yes! You can join or cancel at any time. Please note that if you joined during a promotional period, your discounted rate is tied to your active membership — if you cancel, you will lose that rate and rejoin at the current full price.
By joining during the initial launch, you’ll lock in the Founding Member rate of $19/month or $190/year for the lifetime of your membership.
Because we’re just getting started, content is still being added and things are still taking shape — and that’s actually a gift. Founding Members have a unique opportunity to help shape what The Dairy Goat Collective becomes.
The live Zoom calls will take place monthly, and we’ll set a day and time that work for as many members as possible. Calls are scheduled well in advance and easy to find on the community calendar inside Skool.
The live zoom calls will be recorded and available inside the content library to watch, OR as a private podcast episode to be listened to later.
This membership is definitely geared toward homesteaders currently keeping goats, but if you know that goats are in your near future this will be a fantastic place to learn the basics and establish community as you’re just getting started!
This membership is beginner-friendly at its core — the tutorials and courses are built around the foundational skills every dairy goat keeper needs. But it’s equally at home for the intermediate keeper who wants to go deeper.
Our monthly Zoom calls and guest expert interviews dive into exciting, more advanced topics. Whether you’re brand new to goats or have been keeping them for years, there will be to content meet you where you’re at and grow along with you.
This is a membership highly focused on community over content.
While there is a library of courses and tutorials, my intention is that this membership feels worth the price 100% because of the vibrant community feed, the podcast episodes, and opportunities to gather live.
You could take a couple hours a month to engage in the community, listen to an interview or podcast, and hopefully make a zoom chat live or listen later and get so much value. My hope is that you really find your people here.
Can't find your answers?
Email sarah@thenestinthewest and I’ll be in touch asap.
Ready to Join The Dairy Goat Collective?
The Founding Member’s launch ends May 31st. After that the price
to join the membership will return to its regular rate of $27/month ($270/annual).