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.
Rob
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…
Brooklyn Fair 2024
We took the Sawfish goat herd to the Brooklyn Fair today and had a great day. Our friend Terrell Lavoie is the superintendent and we love supporting our friends. Things started off with Showmanship: Amanda took 1st in Intermediate with…
Pine Tree Endurance Ride 2024
Last week we completed our annual pilgrimage to Fryeburg, Maine for the Pine Tree Endurance rides. The event is held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds and includes 4 days of competition with a 25 and 50 mile offering each day. New…
Sawfish Lamanchas 2024 Linear Appraisal
This afternoon we were a host herd for linear appraisal (LA). If you aren’t familiar with the LA program from ADGA, you can read about it here. This was our first time to do LA and we had 3 other…