laini fondiller
Graduated college 1975. Indiana
Left day of graduation. Headed east
Massachusetts 1975-77. Worked on large hog operation
Moved to vermont. Worked on diary farms
1980-1984. Traveled solo around the world without a dime to my name
Ended up in France 1981-1984. Discovered cheese and cheese making. And sheep and goat farming
Moved back to the states 1984
Worked on diary farms again
Met Lazors of Butterworks farm who were just becoming a legal licensed operation
Miking 10 cows. Made yogurt
Met Barry. Started lazy lady farm. 1987
One goat Three sheep. One acre of veggies
No running water. No electricity. No phone. Outhouse. Made cheese in kitchen
1987-1995. Cheese in kitchen still
32 sheep 10 goats. Milked by hand. Still very little electricity.
1995 10x14 cheese room off side of the house. Milked by hand. Processed milk every day. Illegal. Fought with state for a license for two years. License given 1997. Won first ACS award for my Pyramid cheese
1997 built first cheese cave
2000 first small solar array. 20’goats. Got a miking machine.
2002. Borrowed money to build a stand alone cheese room. 35 gallon vat.
2026. Sold 35 gallon vat. Went to 50 gallon vat. 28 goats.
2007. Built second cave
Grew to 42 goats over the next few years
Won a couple more ACS awards.
More solar panels put up. Wind tower
Worked. Worked. And more work.
