{"id":1053,"date":"2021-09-19T16:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeinistra.org\/?p=1053"},"modified":"2021-09-19T16:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T15:23:03","slug":"organic-goat-farm-kumparicka-and-artisan-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeinistra.org\/en\/place\/marcana-place\/organic-goat-farm-kumparicka-and-artisan-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Organic goat farm Kumpari\u010dka and artisan cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We were in Krnica near Mar\u010dana<\/a>, that is, in Cokuni, where the Kumpari\u010dka station is located. Once an abandoned farm that Ale\u0161 and his family turned into an organic goat farm and a cheese cheese factory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been living in Istria for more than 12 years now. I started a goat farm that grazes 250 hectares on the eastern side of Istria. This area is ideal for extensive goat breeding because over 180 different species of Mediterranean plants grow on pastures.<\/p>

We make organic products based on goat’s milk: unpasteurized cheese, whey, yogurt, cottage cheese, ricotta, feta cheese and semi-hard cheese. The whole story started by accident when we bought goats to clean the macchia at the then neglected Kumpari\u010dka station. Little by little, we started making cheese from milk, which was soon declared the champion of Croatia.<\/p>

We are members of Slow Food International, an organization that promotes locally produced food and traditional cooking. We place our products in Michelin-starred restaurants and hotels in Croatia and in Europe. Also, we have a stand at the market in Pula which is open all year round and during the summer we have an open tavern at the station.<\/p>– Ale\u0161 Winkler, the owner<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n