• DIY,  Goats

    Goats Milk Soap – Beginnings

                I mentioned in December that we’ve been freezing our leftover goats milk every few days in preparation for eventually making our first few batches of Goat’s Milk Soap.  Well, the day finally arrived and we jumped into making soap for the very first time!  As with anything new, there was definitely a little learning…

  • Everything Else

    Weekends Are For Resting…

    …unless you have things to do. Brunch with friends…seed shopping…home brew shopping and future home brew fantasies…emergency water rotation and refilling…goat milking…sun spot & snack loving chickens…attention given to long-ago-dried-and-forgotten herbs…soap frame creating…baby blanket crocheting…goat milk soap making (our very first!)…2013 garden planning…Red Chile Chocolate Porter brewing. Thank goodness for three-day weekends!!! xoxo, M

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    Expanding Ripples –

    The social and environmental issues we are facing these days can feel incredibly overwhelming, big and unchangeable, despite our continued work to affect positive change in our own lives.  This feature highlights individuals and organizations who are working for positive change…taking small (and large) steps to create positive change for our environment and in our communities. I firmly believe that…

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    Expanding Ripples – Fed By Threads

    The social and environmental issues we are facing these days can feel incredibly overwhelming, big and unchangeable, despite our continued work to affect positive change in our own lives.  This feature highlights individuals and organizations who are working for positive change…taking small (and large) steps to create positive change for our environment and in our communities. I firmly believe that…

  • Chickens

    Chickens…

    …like to eat.  A lot. This was a little treat…a mixture of warm goat’s milk whey (leftover after making cheese) and some oats and it made them very happy on a very cold day. Hope you’re staying warm wherever you are! xoxo, M