I see it thrown around all the time …. and I get the phone calls daily…..”Do you have grass fed goat milk?” First, goats are NOT grazers. goats eat from the 12-18 inch level and are foragers – read that as they prefer weeds and brush to grass! If you hear grass fed in Florida,…
Before I start, I want to clarify that there are two permits to sell milk. The first one is a Feed Master Permit which allows for the sale of raw milk for pet consumption only. The second is a Grade A Dairy which allows ONLY for the sale of pasteurized milk. A Grade A dairy…
Our venture into livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) started with a “ruined” Anatolian/Pyr, Saxy. A lady who raised golden retrievers had received her from a daughter that was going through a divorce and had to rehome her. She didn’t do well with the goldens and the foster knew she needed to find another home. I received…
What a transition time in our economy that we have come to see! I know that the last few weeks have required more creativity, stepping up our game and really just throwing as much as possible against the wall to see what will work – all in masks and gloves and 6′ apart. Daily I…
I don’t think I have ever written an eulogy for a chicken before – I know I haven’t. But sometimes, there are those special two legged feathered critters with a beak on their face that crawl into your heart who deserve to be memorialized. It all started about 4 years ago when I made a…
At times, husbands get a bug up their butt for a new quest. I should be grateful it wasn’t gallivanting around the nudie bars or climbing Mt. Everest (as if he was able) but he wanted (me) to raise quail, chukars and pheasants. He pitched me that not only did they give eggs, but they…
You devour every last tidbit of postings on Facebook from your local farmers. You pick through their blogs for buzz words to store in your internal farm dictionary. You learn how they pollinate the squash blossoms, what is trendy for livestock feed and you read every Joel Salatin book three times (from air conditioned comfort). …
It was 1995 and my biggest concern was the next suit sale at Dillards and choosing the socially acceptable, suitable for bragging, day care for my little ones. My nails were covered in fire engine red acrylics and at last count, there were over 72 pair of shoes in the closet. I knew that because…
I know that customers know that I don’t sit around watching the soaps and eating bon bons (what really IS a bon bon?) but just to let those non-farm savvy folks know the real workings of the farm I will try to end many evenings with a short blog to wrap up the day. Today…
