Do you like goats? Do you like goat cheese? Are you looking for something fun to do? All of the above? Then I have a great suggestion:
Noble Springs Dairy farm tours. When you take a tour at Noble Springs, not only do you get to visit the goats (and see
— I mean, kids), you get to see the milking parlor, the cheese-making facilities, and then sample the goat’s milk products they make. There are other animals on the farm, too and you get to visit with them as well.
The Noble Springs Dairy farm is located just a few miles outside downtown Franklin on land that provides all the food for the goats. The Nobles say that’s what gives their goat cheese its unique flavor. Because most of the tour takes place outside on this lovely land, tour dates are subject to cancellation due to weather conditions. The website has a list of tour dates for the rest of the year, and the Nobles have made it easy to sign up online to get a discounted ticket price ($10 for advance tickets). Tours take place on Fridays and Sundays; if you’re familiar with Dustin and Justyne, then you know they’re usually working at farmers markets on Saturdays.
Visit the tour section of the website for more information and to purchase advance tickets and make reservations. In the meantime, be sure to follow Noble Springs on Instagram. You won’t be sorry. It’s also a great way to know when there are new babies to see (including the human baby that the Nobles are expecting this fall).
Farm Tours
3144 Blazer Road
Franklin
Fridays and Sundays (start times vary based on time of year)
$12 per person (over age 2); $10 tickets available online
