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Jul 7, 20221 min read
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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Jun 21, 20221 min read
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 1, 20221 min read
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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May 1, 20222 min read
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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Apr 26, 20222 min read
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 20, 20221 min read
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 17, 20222 min read
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 12, 20222 min read
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 8, 20221 min read
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 5, 20221 min read
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 2, 20221 min read
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 1, 20221 min read
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
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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Mar 31, 20221 min read
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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