Just For Fun: It’s A Goat’s Life…
As we haven’t shown you the goaties in a while, we thought we’d give you a glimpse of our goats on a typical lazy summer day. As show season is over, and they’re not doing much at the moment to help on the cheesemaking front, they pretty much get to...
Cheese Making: A Simple Chèvre
As much fun as it is for us to now have goats bouncing around the farm, the part we’re most looking forward to is having our own farm-fresh goat’s milk. However, Lotus and Minnie are only 4 1/2 months old, so it’s going to be a while before these...
Pollinators Aplenty for Pollinator Week
As you may have heard, this week is officially Pollinator Week! It’s not that the pollinators are aware of that, but as gardeners, it is an excuse to stop and think about the pollinators in our gardens, and consider how diverse pollinator species can be. Over...
Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella)
When we cleared the slope for the orchard, we cleared a small area that had been choked with vegetation, including a number of invasive species, and dead, or diseased trees. This resulted in much more sun reaching the slope, and a significant amount of soil...
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