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Raw Goat Milk?
As promised, I will present you with information on the health benefits of raw goat milk. Before I get into the nutritional aspects, I...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
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Goat Milk?
Memories of goat milk as a kid led me to avoid it as an adult. After being a sick child the doctor told my mom to try giving me goats...
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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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Food for Thought
One thing we are passionate about here is our food. We believe good health begins with what we eat. Doesn't everybody? Apparently this...
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Jun 1, 20221 min read
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Methods or Madness?
Getting up at 5 am to help move chickens everyday is now my new normal. Ty and I have never been the conventional types. We said our vows...
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May 1, 20222 min read
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Flixweed & Tansy Mustard
One of the great joys of Spring is seeing the first flowers popping up after a harsh winter void in the various vibrant colors you see...
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Apr 26, 20222 min read
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Working together...
Some days just start out bad...Ty is recently retired and focused on the farm right now. We are about to celebrate our 33rd year of life...
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Apr 20, 20221 min read
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A Lovely Little Ewe Lamb
Dot was our last Ewe this year to lamb. Her sister had gone the Saturday before her. I noticed she had some discharge and knew she was in...
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Apr 17, 20222 min read
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Weeds, Bees and other Things...
Someone once said a weed is just a plant growing where you don't want it to. When I was a child, there were wild radishes that grew...
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Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Why don't we ask why?
Where did modern agriculture go wrong? There's a saying, "If you don't study history, you are bound to repeat it." If you studied the...
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Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Getting Personal
Opinions and criticisms are abundant when you are starting something new. I guess you need to be like a duck...water off the back, or...
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Apr 5, 20221 min read
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One Man's Waste is Another Man's Gold
Good soil is full of life-microbial organisms, worms and the like. It is what breaks down the organic matter and returns the nutrients...
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Apr 2, 20221 min read
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The Transformation of the Mobile Chicken Tractor
We salvaged a carport skeleton from Ty's mom. We thought it might prove to be useful here in Fruitland. My oldest two grandsons helped...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
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Loving the Land
A cracked depleted surface is what you get when you use lots of chemicals. The earth's surface is not meant to lay bare to the elements...
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Apr 1, 20221 min read
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We did it!
Getting ready for 200 chickens is not for the faint of heart. On Tuesday we were finishing up our final touches on what Ty is calling...
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Mar 31, 20221 min read
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