November 28, 2011
Greg Flakus | Waller County, Texas
Most people hold on to their jobs for security and whatever benefits they might provide. But some adventurous souls follow a more challenging path, becoming entrepreneurs, working for themselves with no safety net to catch them if they fail. One urban couple chose to move to the country in Waller County, Texas, northwest of Houston, to begin a new life and business, with goats.
Part of the daily routine for Christian Seger at the Blue Heron Farm is milking the goats at feeding time.
His wife, Lisa, maintains the kitchen they built to meet state specifications.
And they had to buy these expensive machines to pasteurize the milk. “It is not something you can do as a hobby. When we decided to do this, we had to make the investment and treat it like a business," said Lisa.
Both of the Segers were city dwellers five years ago. She worked in advertising. He handled sound systems for entertainers.
But Christian says he wanted to go into business for himself. “Working for other people my whole life, I felt I had given them more than I had gotten from them. No one is ever going to take a loss to pay you more," he said.
The Segers bought this four-hectare property in 2006 and the equipment they needed for their enterprise.
Working as a team, they process the milk, make the cheese and sell some of it to restaurants and special clients.
Part of the daily routine for Christian Seger at the Blue Heron Farm is milking the goats at feeding time.
His wife, Lisa, maintains the kitchen they built to meet state specifications.
And they had to buy these expensive machines to pasteurize the milk. “It is not something you can do as a hobby. When we decided to do this, we had to make the investment and treat it like a business," said Lisa.
Both of the Segers were city dwellers five years ago. She worked in advertising. He handled sound systems for entertainers.
But Christian says he wanted to go into business for himself. “Working for other people my whole life, I felt I had given them more than I had gotten from them. No one is ever going to take a loss to pay you more," he said.
The Segers bought this four-hectare property in 2006 and the equipment they needed for their enterprise.
Working as a team, they process the milk, make the cheese and sell some of it to restaurants and special clients.
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