Goat milk ice cream?
No kidding!

If you have been looking for
something a little different to
cool you down on Indian summer
days, you should look no further than
Ganders Goat goat milk ice cream, a new
local delicacy that is hand produced on a
farm in the Welland Valley.

Ian and Lauren Horton rehomed their first
two goats, Carrie and Shandy, at Ganders
Farm on Rockingham Road, Cottingham,
two years ago. Their ethos is all about
sustainability and repurposing materials
and, while thinking what they could do with
the milk they were producing, the
idea for goat milk ice cream was
born. After much experimenting,
Ian and Lauren hit on the perfect
recipe for a smooth, creamy goat
milk ice cream that tastes exactly
like traditional ice cream but has
half the fat, half the calories, is gluten
and nut free and suitable for most lactose
intolerances.

Ganders Goat sold their first pot of goat milk
ice cream in spring this year and, now with
a herd of 37 individually named goats, are
producing around 240 litres of ice cream a
week - enough to fill two and a half bathtubs!
They are delighted with the response they
have had to the ice cream so far – everyone
seems to love it and keep coming back for
more!

Everything is carried out on the farm from
milking 20 goats twice a day, through
making the ice cream in the state-of-theart
production facility, to packaging it into
tubs for sale. There is a range of flavours
available including a popular ginger variety,
vanilla, chocolate, raspberry ripple and
strawberry, all using local produce where
available. Ganders Goat also produce
guest flavours each month, depending on
what fruits and herbs are around to go into the
mix; they have included fresh mint, elderberry,
spiced plum and honey, savoury blood orange
and even chilli.

Ganders Goat ice cream is on sale at the
village stores in Cottingham and Wilbarston,
Ashley Farm Shop, Dovecote Buttery in
Newton, and EdibLE16 in Market Harborough.
Ganders Goat also supply open air cinemas
and an ice cream van at Normanton Church on
Rutland Water. The Ganders Goat mobile ice
cream van regularly visits farmers’ markets in
Market Harborough, Oundle, Oakham, Olney,
Thrapston, Harpenden and Hitchin, as well as
village fêtes, open gardens, country shows
and festivals.

If you are interested in buying
or stocking Ganders Goat ice cream, or would
like their ice cream van to visit your event,
please contact Ian and Lauren for details.
In addition, Ganders Goat produce a range of
goat milk soaps made from only four natural
ingredients: goat milk, local rapeseed oil,
coconut oil and lye. These are therefore
ideal for people with sensitive skin. They also
produce Bee Soap, made with honey from
the farm’s bees, and Gardeners Soap made
from local yarrow flowers. The soaps can be
purchased online or through the local stockists
listed on the website.

Ganders Farm
Rockingham Road,
Cottingham, LE16 8XS
Tel: 07969 183 426
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www.gandersgoat.com

 

Ganders Goat

Ganders Goat