Melissa Awtrey

Melissa Awtrey raises dairy cross goats in Texas at Mason Jar Farm, located near Hillsboro in the North Central Texas region, roughly an hour south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The farm's roots go back to 2007, when the Awtrey family left suburban Plano and purchased a 53-acre property in the area. They later expanded to 81 acres, adding a 1926 farmhouse in 2012.

The operation grew out of a practical need — a family allergy to commercial soaps led to homemade goat-milk soap, which in turn drove the growth of the goat herd. The dairy cross goats serve as the foundation of that cottage industry, with the herd reaching around 40 animals. Kids are bottle-fed each spring, and hand milking is a daily part of farm life shared by the whole family.

Melissa Awtrey raises dairy cross goats on Mason Jar Farm, an 81-acre property near Hillsboro in North Central Texas, about an hour south of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

The farm's story began in 2007 when the Awtrey family traded suburban life in Plano for a 53-acre plot in the Hill County area, later expanding their land and adding a 1926 farmhouse in 2012. Dairy crosses for sale in Texas are central to the farm's identity — the herd, which has grown to around 40 animals, originally developed out of a practical need for goat milk to make the family's homemade soap line. Each spring, kids are bottle-fed and does are hand milked daily, with the Awtrey children actively involved in the hands-on work of raising the herd. Hay equipment purchased in 2015 supports the farm's self-sufficiency, and the property also keeps chickens, pigs, rabbits, ducks, donkeys, and cattle alongside the goats.

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