Animals
Here on the farm, we are committed to recycling as much as we possibly can. We compost whatever kitchen scraps we have (that the chickens won't eat). We compost our manure and leaves. We try to find a use for everything.
- Pine Treats
Autumn sunrises are the best of the year! Yesterday's fiery sun arose, but offered no heat to our world.It's cold now... feeling rather wintry.I am thankful for a barn filled with hay,as this hay will help to keep our critters warm in the coming...
- The Pleasures Of Recycling
A damp, gloomy, drizzly day this close to Christmas is definitely just what I needed!And yesterday was just that. Farm chores, taking recyclables to the recycling center, and picking up our weeklypastured milk order from the local coffee shopwere my...
- Recycling The Christmas Tree
"O Christmas tree,O Christmas tree,How tasty are thy branches..." I was going to tell you that this is what I heard from the goat pen,but the truth is...all I hear is munching! What's even better than Ritz crackers? Why, a discarded Christmas tree...
- Winter Survival The Sustainable Way
Sustainability is something we strive for here on the farm.We want to leave this land a little better than we found it...that is, we want to keep our footprint as small and as lightweight as possible. As a way of achieving that goal, we try not to waste...
- Goatie Treats
Who would have guessed that the pine trees that were felled by last week's ice storm would turn into goatie treats? Amazingly, our goaties love munching the tender pine needles! Even better than a tasty treat, though, is a chin scratching! This is...
Animals
The Ultimate Recycling Project
Here on the farm, we are committed to recycling as much as we possibly can. We compost whatever kitchen scraps we have (that the chickens won't eat). We compost our manure and leaves. We try to find a use for everything.
This winter we had several wind storms that took down some old pine trees. Jack has spent weeks chain-sawing fallen trees to provide firewood to heat our house. Even the tree tops and pine needles get used, as these are tasty treats for the goats. The goats get a supplement of pine branches daily. Those pine needles become manure, or "goat berries" as we call them, which then becomes fertilizer for house plants. So you see, nothing goes to waste.
- Pine Treats
Autumn sunrises are the best of the year! Yesterday's fiery sun arose, but offered no heat to our world.It's cold now... feeling rather wintry.I am thankful for a barn filled with hay,as this hay will help to keep our critters warm in the coming...
- The Pleasures Of Recycling
A damp, gloomy, drizzly day this close to Christmas is definitely just what I needed!And yesterday was just that. Farm chores, taking recyclables to the recycling center, and picking up our weeklypastured milk order from the local coffee shopwere my...
- Recycling The Christmas Tree
"O Christmas tree,O Christmas tree,How tasty are thy branches..." I was going to tell you that this is what I heard from the goat pen,but the truth is...all I hear is munching! What's even better than Ritz crackers? Why, a discarded Christmas tree...
- Winter Survival The Sustainable Way
Sustainability is something we strive for here on the farm.We want to leave this land a little better than we found it...that is, we want to keep our footprint as small and as lightweight as possible. As a way of achieving that goal, we try not to waste...
- Goatie Treats
Who would have guessed that the pine trees that were felled by last week's ice storm would turn into goatie treats? Amazingly, our goaties love munching the tender pine needles! Even better than a tasty treat, though, is a chin scratching! This is...