THE BESTEST PONY EVER
This post is in memory of Hedgehog Hollows American Eagle aka Huey 4 In May 2013, we moved into our current house. Amanda turned 3. A good friend told us about a Dartmoor farm in MD that was downsizing and…
Rob
Old Dominion Endurance Clinic
At 0300 on Wednesday, June 25th, Rob and Amanda pulled out of the driveway with Mojo on the trailer headed to Maryland for a week. The Old Dominion Equestrian Endurance Organization has been putting on Junior/Young Rider clinics for quite…
Sawyer Apiary
In 2019, I (Rob) took a beekeeping class with the intention of getting bees that year. 6 years later, the apiary finally became a reality. I have been collecting equipment for a couple of months and today I picked up…
Spring planting
The farm is extremely busy in the spring with all the baby goats and projects deferred from winter. Today we planted some bacon seeds in the back pasture. They take about 4 months to fully develop.
Milk Test 2025 #1
This year we are participating in Milk Test with our goats. That means we will have days throughout the year where we record the weight of milk produced by each doe and send samples of their milk out for testing.…
Sparrow Soaps
We have goats so surely we make goat milk soap, right? While Anna, Quinn, and Amanda have made soap a few times, making soap and selling it at a farmer’s market or online isn’t our passion. Especially when there are…
Northern Lights!
It’s all anyone is posting on social media tonight around New England. Our family went outside and got to enjoy nature’s light show. Here are some of the pictures from our farm.
They all grow up
Even though Amanda is attending Marine Science Magnet High School, she still has a lot of friends in Griswold. Tonight, she is attending the Griswold Homecoming Dance with some of those friends.
Big E 2024
Thursday 9/26 through Sunday 9/29 was our annual pilgrimage to Springfield, MA with a herd of goats. On Thursday afternoon, Quinn and Amanda checked in at the Big E with 9 goats for the 4-H portion of the event which…
Shagya Inspections and Evaluations
Anna and I took SA Jeeka’s Jessica (JJ) and SA Fiona to Vermont to participate in the North American Shagya-Arabian Society (NASS) inspections and evaluation program. The consistent quality of the Shagya-Arabian breed has been maintained by a rigorous commitment…