Amanda the milk maid
Amanda loves to help with milking the goats.
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Wesleyan Local Food Co-op
The Wesleyan Local Co-op was started in 2011 to help students gain access to more local food. The first year, the co-op had thirty members who received weekly deliveries of local produce. In 2012, it expanded to 100+ members with 86 produce shares, 46 egg shares, 25 dairy shares, and a few meat and tofu…
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Hurricane Sandy – Part 2
The winds and rain have passed, thankfully ending earlier than expected. We were lucky and never lost power. We have heard 75-90% of our town is out. We survived the storm with very minor damage. Our Shelter Logic tractor shelter is a complete loss. There was 1 tree that came down, but it is in…
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Hurricane Sandy – part 1
This past weekend was very busy BEFORE we needed to prep for a hurricane. Saturday was working to set up at a horse show, Saturday evening we took the kids and friends to the Haunted Submarine at Nautilus and activities on Base. Sunday was spent working at the horse show. By the time I got…
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Making Yogurt
Earlier in the year, our family developed an expensive food habit: yogurt. We were using yogurt on cereal at breakfast, for snacks, in smoothies. In fact, we were easily spending over $60 a month just on yogurt (normally Stonyfield and Chobani). Since we have all our own milk, we decided to start making some yogurt…
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Why we use (and sell) Zephyr’s Garden Products
For many years, Anna and I have owned horses together. We have used or investigated many different options for horse health over the year. Over the past year, a few things have occurred in our lives and on our farm that made us step back and reconsider the products we used on our animals. In…
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Now selling Equine (and Caprine) Products!
Everyone knows I get very passionate about farming in general, but horses in particular. As my trimming business has been increasing, I find myself constantly talking about the products we like best on our own farm. So, after some discussion, Anna and I have decided to start selling some equine products. The good news is,…
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Kid quote of the day
Vicki was just standing by the table, learning to sow a little dress. Out of the blue, she says, “Dad, I know you are a farmer and a barefoot horse trimmer. What else are you?” I responded, “I’m in the Navy.” She said “Oh yeah.” Then I asked, “What is Mom?” She responded, “A farmer….
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Are you crazy?
Some of you probably think that 3 kids, 1 puppy, 2 barn cats, 4 horses, 11 goats, 50ish rabbits, 75ish chickens, and 12 turkeys is a little bit crazy. We would agree. It is a little bit crazy. But it’s fun! Unfortunately, we are absolutely nuts, so stay tuned for other possible announcements in the…
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Fresh peppers!
As the weather is cooling off, the garden harvest is slowing down. Yesterday afternoon, Anna assigned Alex and Vicki to pick bell peppers and tomatoes. The peppers looked so good, that I went ahead and ate one while they were working. Of course, Amanda decided she needed to eat one too, but she wanted a…
