Welcome to
Cabri Creamery
A petite, French-style goat dairy in Northern Colorado, offering artisanal cheese and raw milk shares.
About Cabri Creamery
Kristin Maxwell
owner, head shepherdess and cheesemaker
In 2013 I became interested in dairy goats and sought to learn the trade from anyone that would teach me. My curiosity led me to creameries around the U.S. and France, making unforgettable friends (goats and humans alike) and gaining priceless experiences.
I started shepherding my own herd 2021, thanks to Poudre Valley Community Farms, providing ecological grazing services to the City of Fort Collins. We moved our herd north of Wellington in 2024, where we now share acreage with Here and Now Farm.
Cabri translates to “kid” in French (as in goat kid). Our creamery is inspired by the pastoral cheesemaking traditions of rural France, where shepherds closely tend both their animals and their craft. Et oui; our goats are our family! We care for our small herd of American Alpine, Nigerian dwarf, and mini Alpine goats with their wellbeing in mind. When you consume our dairy products, you are supporting exceptionally thoughtful and humane livestock practices.
Cheese Shares
I love getting to care for and connect with the animals and receive not only their trust and affection, but the gift of their milk. Making cheese is a generations old artistic process and it is mysteriously magical every time I put my hand to doing it.
Our milk and cheese shares operate like a CSA program. Members "buy in" to the herd ($25), sign up for a season (approximately June through November) and choose a monthly share subscription. Each monthly subscription offers a weekly amount of fresh, raw milk or cheese that is picked up either directly from our farm, or at On the Vine Farm in Fort Collins.
Memberships
Full Share $60: includes one gallon OR one pound of cheese per week
Half Share $40: includes one half gallon OR one half pound of cheese per week
Quarter Share $20: includes one quart of milk per week
À la Carte Share: please inquire for details
Cabri Creamery is committed to allowing our goats the freedom to graze! Native grasses and forbs make up a large part of their diet, which lends a lovely “goût de terroir” to their milk and our cheese.
Our Goats
Bucks
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Goldrush (aka Mooney)
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Thunderstruck (aka Prongs)
Does
Arabèsque
Carillon (Windchime)
Claire de Lune (Moonlight)
Étoile (Star)
From top to bottom: Grenat (Garnet), Nébuleuse (Stardust), Cerise (Cherry).
Goats for Sale
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All 2024 Kids Have Sold!
Please check back in May of 2025 to see our new babies available to take home.
Life in Our Herd
Growing up on a Colorado beef cattle ranch, I have been in livestock production my entire life. I value the agricultural connection of human beings to a place, its creatures, and the broader ecosystem that links us all.
Our herd began with American Alpine and Nigerian Dwarf breeds. Nigerian Dwarfs are from Africa and Alpines originally from Switzerland and France. Alpines are hardy and playful and are high volume milk producers; Nigerian Dwarfs are goofy and relaxed and their milk contains high butterfat (6-7 percent). The offspring from these breeds are considered Mini Alpines.
Because I am a Francophone at heart - and learned much about dairying in France - all my females have French names. My males have names from Harry Potter or Star Wars, because I am a nerd for these stories.
Our herds’ daily routine starts with early morning milking and goat cuddles. Milking does are fed herbicide-free alfalfa hay and a local dairy grain from Cache La Poudre Feeds. As they freely graze throughout the day, the goats eat additional forbs, leaves and native grasses. We complete each day with evening milking and more cuddles before calling it bonne nuit (good night).
