Keeping Nigerian Dwarf Goats has been nothing if not adventurous. From their amazing milk to their general silliness, from their sweet dispositions to their feisty independence, we’ve thoroughly enjoyed keeping our small milking herd over the past decade. Nigerian Dwarf Goats are known for their multiple births. We’ve had twins, triplets, and a single set of quads over the years,…
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xoxo, Melissa
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While doing the evening chores yesterday, I was struck by the continuous balance one has to find on a farm or a homestead or even in life in general. We face the dichotomy of it all in the largest moments of life and death as well as in the seasonal balance of sowing, growing, weeding, irrigating, harvesting, and hope despite…
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Or at least what’s left of it, no? Alas, the garden is in, the farm is popping, the chicks are growing and all.the.ducks are setting their clutches (as they do). It’s been a whirlwind of a couple of months here, both farm related and non-farm related. I’d wager a guess, though, that no one wants to read all the nitty…
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A few years ago, after years without a Roo, we added a beautiful Jersey Giant Roo to our mixed flock. Rosco is the sweetest boy and a good sire and we are so very grateful for our closed loop. He and a handful of our hens have gone rogue and set up little clutches of babes around the farm from…
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Pruning last year’s growthTo make space for focused energyAnd the potential for future abundanceUnder unseasonably warm skies Snip, drop, stepSnip, drop, step Gather up the fallen partsPut them in a pileAnd feed them through the chipperSo they can nurture future growth There’s a metaphor in there somewhere. Everyone is talking about the weird weather…Offering grunts and nods and shakes of…
