Earlier this morning while I was milking Mamie, I heard something... I milk her right outside the hen house. I listened again, for all was quiet in the early morning. The only sounds were the squirts of Mamie's warm milk and her chewing... then, I heard it again. This time, I … [Read more...] about Eureka!
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Peachy
On Monday, I canned peaches for the first time! It was great! They were wonderfully flavorful and so pretty! I usually just freeze our peaches, but I use a lot of peaches throughout the year for cobblers and thought that canning some would be ideal. No, these did not come from … [Read more...] about Peachy
Meet Mamie
For the LONGEST time... we, uh maybe *I*... but we ;) have wanted more animals on the farm. I love seeing all our chickens running around outside and the cows in the far pasture and now, we have a goat.Mamie, our milk goat!Isn't she a cutie?She is a Nubian and is fairly young. … [Read more...] about Meet Mamie
Goat Cheese
Earlier in the week we were gifted a gallon and a half of goat milk. I wanted us all to try it and make sure we were all o.k. with the taste of raw goat milk. We absolutely were! It is GREAT!I was eager to make cheese with the milk, so that afternoon I got to work.I went with a … [Read more...] about Goat Cheese
The First Fence Post
This may not look as exciting to you as it is to me.... I am pretty stinkin thrilled at the sight of this picture!Reason being, that hopefully in the latter part of the week, behind this little fence here, we will be housing our first milk goat! Yes, after all these years … [Read more...] about The First Fence Post
