Providing Raw Goat Milk in Lincoln, Nebraska
If you are seeking the many health benefits of raw goat milk, join us on our quest of holistic & sustainable dairy goat farming.
Raw Goat Milk Benefits
Raw goat milk is gaining traction among health enthusiasts, nutritionists, and everyday folks looking for natural remedies to common ailments.
It is a powerhouse of essential nutrients, including vitamins A, B, and C, which are crucial for maintaining good health, as well as minerals like calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium which play a significant role in bone health, heart health, and muscle function.
One of the standout features of goat milk is the fact that it’s easier to digest, especially for those with sensitive stomachs. If you’ve ever felt bloated after drinking standard cow’s milk from the grocery store, you may be surprised to find goat milk more gentle on your digestive system.
Raw goat milk also offers prebiotic benefits, promoting the growth of healthy gut bacteria. A healthy gut microbiome is crucial for digestion, nutrient absorption, and even mental health while enhancing your immune function, helping your body fend off illnesses.
Several of our customers have found relief of their allergies, eczema, skin issues, and gut issues.
Milking Season Timeline
Our milking season is approximately April/May to October each year (we do not milk year round).
We plan our breeding season to have the kids arrive as soon as March, but it’s really up to God & the goats on when we’ll actually get to meet them.
Our official milking season begins after the kids land.
Which Option Works Best For You?
Herdshare Member:
Early & Late access each season
Our milk production is based on when our does kid, and weaning the kids off their mommas. As we begin ramping up production each year, there will be goats phasing into the milking operation so we may not be at full capacity until after the last kid is born.
What this means for you is that we will ONLY be offering this early milk to you if you are a herdshare member.
Same is true for end of season access when our milk production slows. We ONLY offer late milk to our herdshare members at a certain time (generally in October) once production starts to wind down.
Milk Volume: +/-
As a Herdshare member, you may receive MORE than your regular dividends at the beginning and/or end of the season as we’re ramping up and down from production.
Since we offer you early & late access (before and after any direct milk sales each season), if we have an abundance of milk over and above your share for any particular day, we will offer it to you when available.
On the flip side, there may also be days as we’re ramping up and winding down that you may receive slightly less than your share based on milk production.
In Town Drop Site
As a herdshare member you are entitled to raw milk as dividends of your membership. Since you are not paying for raw milk (you are paying for us to care and maintain your portion of the herd), we are able to deliver your milk legally.
For 2025 we are offering a drop site near 70th & Highway 2 for herdshare members as an option to pick up their milk on certain days without making the trek out to the farm.
Priority Milk
Our priority will always be to our Herdshare members. So if anything ever comes up on our end resulting in less milk being available for any particualr day, the milk will always default to our herdshare member, so you should never have to go without your milk during season.
Regular Weekly Pickup
As long as you remain a member in good standing, you will always have claim to your scheduled day’s milk.
If you will be out of town or unavailable, you may choose to forfeit that milk, arrange for someone else to pick it up on your behalf, or you can request us to freeze your milk for you to pick up at a later date.
Monthly Boarding Fees - No Contract
Your Herdshare Membership with us runs on a month-to-month basis, generally during the months of April-October (based on our actual milk production season).
You are also free to cancel at any point in time with appropriate notice, but keep in mind that your herdshare buy-in fees and/or monthly boarding fees are non-refundable, even upon cancellation.
Raw Goat Milk Direct Sales:
Recurring vs Non-Recurring
Outside of our Herdshare members, this is the Priority for our direct milk customers:
- Weekly Recurring (20% discount)
- Non-Recurring
After our Herdshare is filled each year, we will then schedule in our Weekly Recurring customers.
Once those customers are arranged, if there are any other open spaces for the milk season, we will open our milk availability calendar to All Customers.
Please Note: weekly recurring slots are subject to milk availability. As the season progresses and milk production starts to slow, weekly recurring customers may be offboarded somewhere during September (generally) as priority milk goes to our Herdshare members.
Farm Pickup Only
Per Nebraska law, all raw goat milk MUST be picked up at the farm so deliveries are not available.
Our farm is located north of W Denton Road, between SW 40th and SW 56th street (approx 7-8 minutes from the U-Stop on Highway 77 & Denton Road).
Once you claim a day for pickup, you will be provided our pickup address.
Prepay with Venmo
3 days before your pickup, you will receive an email request for payment. You may pre-pay via Venmo @shalom-farms or you may pay exact cash upon pickup.
Please Note: due to the nature of handling fresh raw goat milk which has an expiration date, no call/no shows will not be tolerated and will not be permitted to order in the future.
As small family farmers with full time jobs at our local church, there is little to no wiggle room during our milking season between a 5am wake up call, milking, washing & sanitizing milk equipment, morning chores, preparing for the work day, commuting to work, working 8 hours, commuting back to the farm, evening chores, seasonal projects and farm maintenance, quick supper at 9pm, then hopefully getting to bed before 11pm. That is not accounting for any outside engagements and/or errands.
Even writing that out makes me need a nap!
You can be assured we will do our part to respect your time by being ready and available for your milk pickup appointment, and we simply ask the same from you.
Quick & Efficient Pickups
We know that you are busy, and you now know how busy we are during milking season as well – so our goal for Direct Milk pickups is that you can be in and out of the farm in 5 minutes!
Due to the nature of our daily work load, we are not available to take you around the farm most days, but may occasionally open up some farm visit days for our raw milk customers to bring your family in order to meet & greet the herd that is providing your nourishing milk!
Interested in our Herdshare?
Interested in Raw Milk Direct?
Keep reading for pricing and more information!
What's the cost for Herdshare vs Direct Milk?
Herdshare Member:
Dues & Fees
Each new season we re-evaluate dues and fees based on the prior season and any necessary change are made.
At that point, we communicate to our Herdshare Waitlist on any changes prior to the season opening.
For 2026, the schedule of dues is as follows:
- $25 buy-in fee per share (one time per year, non-refundable)
- Boarding Fees, due by the 1st of each month:
- $45/month (per share)
- As of 2026, we will no longer be offering a discount for multiple shares
Included in your 2025 dues will be 2 – Half Gallon Mason Jars per share, for you to easily swap an unused one for your new milk each week and make the pickup process faster for you.
Raw Goat Milk Direct Sales:
Raw Milk Fees
Each new season we re-evaluate fees based on the prior season and any necessary changes are made.
For 2025, we are keeping it simple for Direct Milk customers.
Direct Milk pricing is as follows:
- $10 per half gallon
- 20% discount for weekly recurring
- Bring your own jar/container or you may purchase one of the following:
- $5 – Half Gallon Mason Jar
- $2 – Plastic Half Gallon Milk Jug
Additional Info
- We do not offer gallon pricing; if you would like 1 gallon, you will have to purchse 2 half gallons
- We do not offer quarts for fresh milk; half gallon is our only portion size for fresh milk
Meet Your Dairy Goats!
Padme
Padme is our only purebred Nubian and seems to be the most EXPRESSIVE goat we have. She also loves bananas and occasionally toots.
Star
Star is an Alpine/Nubian mix and she is the larger of the set (Crunch is her twin). She is very affectionate, when she wants to be.
Crunch
Crunch is a bit smaller than her twin Star, but she makes up for it in WATTLES! She’s our only momma on the farm with wattles.
Daisy
Daisy is a full size registered LaMancha goat, who is the perfect combination of sweet/ornery (ok, maybe a little too ornery sometimes!).
Cookie
Cookie is a registered Nigerian Dwarf goat, who is by far the best behaved mini we’ve got (most days…).
Sweet Pea
Oh Sweet Pea. She is also a registered Nigerian Dwarf goat, who loves 99% of the people she meets at first sight.
Penelope
Penelope is a registered Nigerian Dwarf goat, who is a complete wildcard; sometimes she’s perfectly well behaved, other times she’s screaming like a banshee.
Your Future Milkers...
Pepper, Registered Nubian
Oreo, Registered Nubian
Paulie, Mini Nubian
Frequently Asked Questions
What exactly is a Herdshare?
It’s just that.. we share our herd with you!
Our Herdshare follows the CSA model (Community Supported Agriculture) – it is a mutual commitment and partnership between farmer and consumer.
We as farmers bring the experience and labor needed to raise a farm product (dairy goats and their raw goat milk) and the financial support from our members allows our small farm to operate in an economically stable manner.
This allows Shalom Farms to remain small and our members to receive fresh, local foods that are produced by people they know and trust.
Should I become a Herdshare member or purchase Raw Milk Direct?
This is a great question!
It’s really up to what you’re looking for.
Do you already know that you love the taste and health benefits of raw goat milk, or are you just dipping your toes in to try it?
Would you like to create and build a lasting relationship with us as farmers of goats that you co-own, or does that not really seem like something you’d be interested in?
Are you willing to undertake the responsibility of a monthly committment of boarding fees – even if you’re out of town and have to skip a week on occasion?
Based on your answers above, you may be interested in a Herdshare or just simply being a direct milk customer.
Note: Herdshare membership has limited openings available for each season, so if you’re interested be sure to join the waitlist for an opportunity to join us the next time we onboard new members!
Why do you have several different breeds of dairy goats?
Well, we love them all and they each bring something special to the farm!
But if we’re asking “milk-wise”, our larger full sized breeds give more milk, but the Nigerian Dwarfs give sweeter milk.
What the Nigerians lack in quantity, they more than make up for in taste, due to their high percentage of butterfat in milk (which is the HIGHEST of all goats, by the way!).
So, we like that we can get a mix of both quantity and taste with the diverse breeds that we have 🙂
What do you feed your goats?
We grow our own hay at Shalom Farms. It’s a mixture of grass hay and legumes and our goats love it!
We do not spray or use any chemicals on our pastures and hayfields.
Our home grown hay is actually all that we feed all of our males (bucks and wethers) for their entire life, at least after they’ve been weaned
Mama’s + Kids
While lactating and throughout nursing/milking, our does and kids are supplemented with whole oats, alfalfa hay, alfalfa pellets, and occasionally grain (if needed) in order to increase their protein/calcium intake during this time.
Do you name any of your goats?
YES!
We love every single one of our goats, and every time we get a new baby goat or even if we pick up a goat from a fellow farmer – we ALWAYS give them a name because they are now part of Shalom Farms (no matter if it’s a temporary stay or a permanent one)!
Jeffrey and I both know every single goat by name, and we’re pretty sure after a little while they learn their own names as well 🥰
Want to sign up for our waitlist?
Depending on what time of the year it is, we may be ramping up our milking season, winding down, or even smack dab in the middle of it!
Click on the link(s) below to learn more and/or sign up for a waitlist and let us know that you’re interested in getting some milk when it’s avaialble!
Still have questions?
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