Category Archives: Goats
Holistic Sustainable Agriculture from the Soil Up
There were 27 people who came out and joined us for Dr Dettloff’s presentation Saturday. I will type up the notes about local resources which we compiled throughout the day, and distribute them to those who joined us. Continue reading
Our milking routine
Here is a quick roundup of how our milking routine works. Kathy has gone through several different routines, and this one is working well for us. Continue reading
The taste of raw milk
I learned about barn odors & milk flavors in a cheese making seminar I took a couple years ago, and it’s true. We’ve tasted the difference in our goat’s milk between the days where they are out in the pasture vs. closed up in a pen–though they were eating the same food. Continue reading
Rotational mob-grazing elimintes buttercup
We cross fenced our main pasture 3 years ago, and separated it into 5 paddocks. One of these paddocks was nearly taken over by creeping buttercup last summer. Continue reading
New kids in the goat pen
The new kids, named “star” and “angel” will get all the milk from their mom for the next couple weeks. This will give them a good start until they are big enough to be separated for the night, and Penelope will then rejoin the morning milking routine.