The Brooks family has turned their love of goats into a unique business
MARSHFIELD, MO. – After years of working as a urology nurse for Mercy, Bobbie Brooks traded in her stethoscope to work with registered Nigerian dwarf goats on her 21 acre farm outside of Marshfield Mo. in Webster County. She and her husband, Johnny now work on their Whiskey Throttle Farm with a herd of 30 goats and she makes goat milk soap two days a week. Johnny also operates Brooks Hardwood Floors out of Marshfield.
“We started with goats in 2019,” Bobbi explained recently. “I’d been working as a nurse for 15 years, our three boys were nearly grown and I was looking for something different. I’d taken an interest in homesteading and had started to research that and other ways to move into a healthier lifestyle, using less chemicals in our daily lives. Making the goat milk soap grew out of that. Our soap is made from all natural ingredients. Goat milk is the only liquid ingredient I use. We don’t use any powdered milk or other water-based ingredients. I use my own recipe which I have tweaked over time from other common recipes out there.”…