aletta's goat farm

I just finished reading comments of the other visitors and fully agree with every single one of them. When visiting Bonaire, Aletta's Goat Farm is a must-see in order to observe/experience what a dream, sheer determination, lots of hard work and camaraderie can accomplish. Aletta is a very charming young lady who has taken a giant leap and has made it work. Her farm is a small farm in the true sense of "natural" and everything is a result of hard, manual labor. Aletta's enthusiasm, energy and passion are contagious and makes one proud of having met such a wonderful young lady.When in Bonaire, take the time to meet Aletta, her goats, if in town, her wonderful parents, and enjoy the serene atmosphere. The goat cheese is to die for! As for directions, take the main road to Rincon. The turn off to the Goat Farm is on the left about 300 meters pass the Bonaire Baseball Academy. Once on the dirt road, follow the white rocks.

We found out about Aletta's farm at the tourist office. We called and made a "reservation" for our visit as Aletta only does the tours three days a week at a certain time of day. We arrived and were met by Aletta's gregarious father. We were shown to the barn where Aletta was busy milking the goats. She started the tour in the barn, sharing details about her herd of goats, and how she has worked with the type of goats on the island. Aletta gave us a great tour around the farm, and showed us all the ways she has used recycled materials for making her barn and fencing. It is very interesting to see how creative and eco friendly her farm is. Agree on wearing good shoes that you can clean off as this is a true working goat farm. Aletta is very good at communicating with you and the tour is well worth the price of $10/person for adults. It is a bit challenging to find in that you have to get good directions, but then you can find the farm with ease. We loved seeing the iguanas bathing in the newly formed puddles on the road to the farm, as we were there right at the end of rainy season. Would suggest this tour to any and all age groups. Samples of the cheese and other products are available. Aletta is very loyal to her goats and really cares. Aletta left her job as a physical therapist to do this farm, and it is one of two farms on the island- she is the only goat farm I believe. Her products are sold in some of the stores on the island. Very fun time and wish Aletta good things with her endeavor. Would visit again.

My friend and I decided to visit Aletta's goat farm. Aletta is a young, lovely woman who is fulfilling her life's dream - raising goats. The information she gave us about goat raising was very interesting. If you go there ( and I hope you will especially if you have kids) you'll have the opportunity to help feed the goats, pet them and see the babies. After the mommy goats finished eating, Aletta released them to their babies. The babies rushed to find their mommies and nurse. What a sight! Each baby was able to find its own mom! You also have the chance to pet the babies; I was even able to hold one. What a thrill! Following this, the group sat down at a bench and were served goat cheese and goat milk. The goat milk was delicious - wish I could buy it somewhere. The goat farm was a wonderful experience and I'll return next year.

Being a former goat farmer myself, I knew I had to visit Aletta and I'm glad I did. Don't wear fancy shoes, this is a working farm. Here is a girl who had a career and gave it up to go off the grid and raise goats. Hard work, long days and satisfaction in well-made products keeps her doing what she chooses. Her parents were visiting while we were there and you could sense their pride in their daughters accomplishments. Check her out and enjoy a sample of her yogurt and cheese. The baby goats will charm you.

not nearly as hard to find as we expected from previous Tripadvisor reviews; perhaps signage has been updated since the last review. Leave Kralendijk via Noord Salina and take the highway north to Rincon (labeled Kaminda Gurubu on the map). Just past the intersection with the road coming from Seru Largu, watch for a baseball field on your left, you can’t miss it, with a huge sign reading ‘Bonaire Baseball Academy’. Only about 300 meters north of the baseball field, you’ll see a sign on the left side of the highway for the goat farm (see photo). Turn down the dirt road and follow the white stones; the farm is about 1.5 km down the dirt road. I wouldn’t want to try it after a rain, but otherwise it’s ok and clearly marked, just bumpy. When we went, there were regular tours Mon-Wed-Fri at 9 am, admission $10 for adults, $5 for kids (cash only). The day we were there, there was a group of about 20 Dutch tourists, so the tour was conducted in Dutch. Aletta was very apologetic about it, and took time to speak to us in English afterward, but there was far more interaction in Dutch. Because of the increasing number of visitors lately, she is considering conducting tours in each language on separate days of the week, but nothing was confirmed. There is English signage explaining the operation, which helped immensely.Language issues aside, the farm is lovely and worth seeing. We arrived about 5 minutes late and they were just finishing the milking, so be sure to arrive early. Children in the group were given some of the goat’s milk in a bottle to feed to the baby goats, which made for enchanting photos. After the milking, the goats were released into the pasture and Aletta continued explaining about the farm. This setting is really rural – off the electric grid, no running water, the whole rustic experience. She sells her products (cheese and meat) to the local grocery stores, and guests on the tour get a sample of goat cheese and yogurt, along with a glass of iced tea.

We heard about Aletta here on tripadvisor. It took a lil research to find her, but it is worth a visit. She and her family have created a beautiful goat farm. The land was cleaned out by hand, all the cactus and root removed, and her stud goats, Ben and Romeo, have been able to make 100 babies over the years. Aletta still milks her goats the old fashioned way, by hand. She offers samples of fresh and aged goat cheese, made right their, and she makes the best coffee on the island, served with fresh goat milk. You can also find her goat cheese in the local supermarkets. The baby goats are super friendly. Aletta is an inspirational person and you get a wonderful vibe visiting her farm and listening to her talk about her struggles and her passion for her goats. Please visit here, they need all the help they can get and even a few dollars for a cup of coffee goes a long way for her. You can find her by heading towards Seru Largu on Kaminda Tras Di Montana, look for her sign on the left, if heading toward Rincon. You will turn onto the dirt road and follow the white rocks. It is best to go between 8am and noon.

There's something unavoidably awesome about visiting a woman who is living her rustic dream of operating a world class goat cheese farm in the wilds of Bonaire. We had fun trying to find the farm after reading a little bit about it here in Trip Advisor, but once off the beaten path we managed to stumble into a haven of DELICIOUS fresh goat cheese, hard work, cargo shorts with extra patches sewn in to the seat, about a 100 extremely happy goats. We lucked out and happened to stop by when Aletta had a few moments to give us the full tour , proper introductions to the local favorite : BEN the GOAT, and we even got to help her herd the masses out of a pen and into a neighboring pasture area. I have to say , being a part of the goat wrangling action was hands down hysterical. ( Thank you for the opportunity to work for you Aletta ! - hahaha ! ) Afterwards we had a lovely sit down for fresh with tea and her magnificent cheese on delicate little whole grain slices. My husband even enjoyed a little tree swing action in the shade. One of our top two favorite mini-adventures on dry land while staying on Bonaire. Be sure to become a " Friend of Ben " and support this amazing local farm !

Hubby and I found Aletta's thanks to Trip Advisor! The farm is up in the hills a mile or two from Seru Largu, one of Bonaire's high points. Best to call ahead for directions for a visit.Aletta was busy with fencing and other farm tasks but took the time to give us a tour and introduce us to Ben, a handsome billy goat with a lovely light brown coat and beard. We arrived too late for feeding and milking, so we suggest you arrive around 8am to see how it's accomplished.Aletta runs the farm with the help of a few dedicated volunteers and visiting family members. She usually has goat cheese and milk for sale. We purchased some cheese which was fresh and delicious! The farm is open for visitors M,W, F 8 to 12, but please let her know you are coming.

We were the first visitors to a'new activity at Aletta van Beek's Semper Kontentu goat farm- coffee with goat's milk. Less than a kilometer down a dirt side road off the Seru Largu paved road it's at first hard to find so call first. Follow the white-painted rocks and park just outside the goat cheese making area. Long known for her handmade cheese with "love and care in every bite" Aletta now offers excellent coffee with optional goat's milk. The taste is very close to full cream cow's milk, but somehow better. We had our coffee with a small slice of pie and a big portion of conversation about the history of the farm. Running the farm is a very full time job for Aletta and her many volunteer helpers so the coffee time is restricted to Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 am to noon. Call ahead for more directions and reservations.

We just returned from a week in Bonaire, and one of the most interesting and inspiring things we did was to visit the farm of a Dutch woman who's running her own kunuku (traditional farm) off the grid--no power, and no help other than an occasional volunteer who picks up extra tasks like bottle-feeding babies and clearing cactus. Since she was a little girl in Holland, Aletta Van Beeck has had a dream of living a simple life on a farm. She's got the farm, but I don't know how simple life is--she's got to be about the hardest-working woman on Bonaire. She has a herd of about 60 goats on this very clean farm, and she's just started making handmade goat cheese . . . I've had goat cheese all over the world, and this was the best I've ever tasted. We had it twice more after our visit--once at a local restaurant and once from the local market--and it was just as good each time.We toured around and watched her milk the goats, and then we got to taste about the best coffee I've ever had--she made it in her very cool outdoor kitchen with milk she'd taken from her goats the night before. I just thought it was very inspiring and interesting, and not that many visitors we ran into seemed to know about it. If you go to Bonaire and want to meet a really inspiring, interesting local person (and taste amazing goat cheese), you should ask around and find out how to get to Aletta's goat farm--pretty much any islander can direct you. If you're serious about visiting, I also have her cell number and will respond to email requests for that.

Leuke rondleiding met veel gepassioneerde uitleg over de geitenboerderij. De geitenkaas en geitenyoghurt die we als proeverij kregen, waren overheerlijk evenals de huiscitroenijsthee. Aletta bedankt voor de superleuke ochtend!