Kristy Kikly and Mike Hoopengardner
Spiceland, IN 47385
ph: 317-498-0422
mikehoop
Welcome to our farm, what started out as 2 goats and 2 llamas has grown to more than 200 goats. We love to spend time with our goat family and look forward to future opportunities!
We purchased 57.5 acres in January 2007 near Spiceland Indiana. We rented the land for soybeans in 2007 and in the fall we began to develop the farm. The first barn was built in the winter of 2007-08. We planted pastures and trees in Spring 2008 as well as planned for construction of the other barns and house. Kristy spent a lot of time researching goat cheese operations and taking classes on the art of cheesemaking. In the fall of 2008 we built the shell of the dairy and the buck/stud barn. We cut and baled hay from the farm as we finished the plans for the house. 2009 was full of excitement. We were the general contractors and built our house! The house was completed in time to move in just before Christmas. The animals moved in around the same time.
In 2012 we opened Caprini Creamery our dairy and cheese making plant. Caprini Creamery grew into a regional operation with our cheeses in award winning businesses such as Goose the Market and St Elmo's Restaurant. We are proud that we were one of the original producers for Market Wagon and sold our cheeses at the Broad Ripple Farmers Market for 8 years. Our goat milk Feta won the American Cheese Society Award for Best Goat Milk Feta in 2019.
January 2022 we sold our product line to Sirocco Ridge Dairy in Henryville Indiana and shut down our dairy and cheese making plant. We are exploring opportunities for the farm and are excited for the future. The goats are retired and enjoying lots of pasture, sunshine and hugs.
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Spiceland, IN 47385
ph: 317-498-0422
mikehoop