Foster originally started with just her horses which she says she was obsessed with them.

“As I got my own place, I kept seeing goats and I’m like, why not, they are like little horses, and you can get multiple of them and they don’t cost as much as horses do,” Foster said.

The goats are relatively new for her. She started with the goats in spring of 2021.

Foster, in addition to her goat’s milk products, sells registered and non-registered Nigerian Dwarf kids (baby goats).

Megan Foster of Foster Farm Stables in Wellsville plays with the goats she has on her farm some of which she milks for her goat’s milk products and the kids which she has for sale. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Foster, who said she has a plethora of animals, mainly goats, wanted at least one of the animals to try to help sustain the farm and it seemed she was seeing goat milk products everywhere, so she decided to try to her hand at goat milk lotions, soaps and sugar scrubs.

She wanted something right away, so she started with the lotion which could be sold or used immediately after it cools. She recently started with soaps which can take up to four to six weeks to cure. She currently makes lotions, soaps, sugar scrubs and a bath mixture in a variety or scents of unscented.

Her five main scents which she has year-round are named after her original goats, including Elsie’s Amber, Black Current, Maple’s Wish, Louise’s Applewood, Thelma’s Cocoa and Cream, Marlee’s Bedtime Story and fragrance free.

Her fall scents include Pumpkin Frost, Ice Vanilla Woods, Spiced Harvest Berries and Warm Apple Pie. Foster polled her customers who follow her on Facebook regarding what scents they wanted for fall.

She could potentially add more products down the line such as goat’s milk bath fizzies, hand soap and body wash. First, she wants to fine tune the products she currently offers.

Megan Foster of Foster Farm Stables in Wellsville adds goat’s milk to the batch of goat’s milk lotion she is making. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)

Foster is self-taught on how to craft her products. She learned by researching the internet, looking at farm page websites and watching YouTube videos.

She sells her product at craft shows and after establishing a client base, who regularly asked her which craft show she was going to be at next or if she had a storefront, decided to open a home-based store front using the sunroom at the front of her house.

She held an open house/grand opening for the new storefront located at 41510 state Route 39 in Wellsville this past Saturday, for which about 50 people stopped by.

Foster’s mom, Sarah Foster, said sales during the open house went well and were better than they expected for the cold weather and vendor turnout.

Megan Foster says it’s possible she could hold a yearly open house for the storefront.

Megan Foster of Foster Farm Stables in Wellsville stands in her recently opened home-based store front for her goat’s milk lotions and soaps and sugar scrubs. (Photo by Kristi R, Garabrandt)

She posts her hours on the farm’s Facebook page, but those may vary while she works to find a schedule that works for her and her customers.

She is also available by appointment.

Foster offers individual products and gift baskets. The base price for the baskets is $25 and if a customer wants to change or add on the price changes from there. She does custom baskets as well as Easter, Mother’s Day and teacher appreciation baskets.

Turnaround time for custom baskets is a couple of days if she has all the products on hand. If she has to make products it would take at the most a week, Foster said.

Her products are made with mostly organic/natural ingredients such as coconut oil, shea oil, olive oil, goat milk and distilled water. She used an emulsifying way in the lotion to help bind it together and lye in her soaps. Foster said she stays away from nut oils to avoid potential allergy problems.

Megan Foster of Foster Farm Stables in Wellsville stands in her recently opened home-based store front for her goat’s milk lotions and soaps and sugar scrubs. (Photo by Kristi R, Garabrandt)

Foster said if used regularly the goat milk products, due to the vitamins that are in the goat’s milk, will help with wrinkles, acne and uneven skin. The products are moisturizing and hydrating.

Goat’s milk is a good source of vitamins B6 and B12.

For information on Foster Farm Stables or the goat’s milk products, contact Foster at fosterfarms20@gmail.com or visit the Foster Farm Stables Facebook page.

A variety of lotions and soaps made by Megan Foster of Foster Farm Stables in Wellsville sits on her kitchen counter for use. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt)