Our Story

From a family farm to your farmers market — the Jolly Acres journey.

Laurie with caramel

The Founder

Girl Meets Caramel

It started the way most great things do — with a desire to feed her family well. Laurie built Jolly Acres Farms around one simple belief: you deserve to know exactly what's in your food, and you should be able to pronounce every ingredient.

Along the way, she discovered a love affair with caramel — sweet, luxurious, handcrafted caramel. Not the kind loaded with corn syrup and artificial flavors, but the real kind. The kind made with fresh goat milk, clover honey, and cane sugars. The kind that takes time and attention and actually tastes like something.

What began as a passion for feeding her family honestly grew into something she couldn't keep to herself. Today, Jolly Acres caramels are made in small batches using the same care and quality ingredients Laurie has always insisted on.

Handcrafted Goat Milk Caramel

What We Make

Handcrafted Goat Milk Caramel

Our caramel starts with fresh goat milk — it's not a supporting player, it's the star. Goat milk lends a natural richness and a depth of flavor you simply can't get from conventional dairy.

We sweeten with clover honey and cane sugars. There's absolutely no corn syrup in our products. Every batch is made by hand, in small quantities, so that every jar you pick up at the market got the time and attention it deserves.

The result? A caramel you can feel good about — for yourself and for everyone you share it with.

Meet the Herd

Every jar of Jolly Acres caramel starts with happy, well-loved goats. Here are a couple of the ladies behind the magic.

Mavis, our oldest mama goat
Current Herd

Mavis

Our Oldest Mama Goat

Mavis is the matriarch of Jolly Acres and Laurie's personal favorite. Steady, sweet, and a little bossy — she runs things her way and somehow makes the caramel taste better for it.

Briar-Bay Tiara, Sugar
In Loving Memory

Briar-Bay Tiara

"Sugar" • 2012 – 2024

Sugar was our former herd matriarch, beloved by everyone at Jolly Acres. She passed away peacefully in spring 2024 at nearly 13 years old. She was gentle, regal, and deeply loved. She will always be part of our story.

Come Say Hello at the Market

We'd love to meet you. Find us every Saturday morning at the McKinney Farmers Market in Chestnut Square.