A night in the kidding stall
Goats normally kid at 150 days +/- 5. On Wednesday, Farrah was at day 153. Anna came into the house about 7 and announced that Farrah was in the kidding stall and had some mucas discharge. Some friends who live…
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Life on the fringe
Anna and I frequently find ourselves “on the fringe” of society. What I mean by that is, we have moved away from much of what most Americans consider mainstream. Why? Primarily because the more we educate ourselves on decisions, the…
Goat’s milk – by the numbers
Since our last doe has been dried up and we are getting ready for kidding season, I closed out the milk records for last season. If you are not familiar with the dairy industry, milk production is actually tracked and…
2012 review, 2013 plans
First, Thank You to everyone who supported Sawyer Family Farm in 2012! Last year was marked by significant growth and trying new things on the farm and we learned a lot. When we started our farm, it was with the…
Snow covered farm!
Amanda the milk maid
Amanda loves to help with milking the goats.
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…
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,…
A lot of Firsts!
Alex had his first horse show at the North Stonington Fair! He rode Precious in 3 walk-trot classes and got 2-4ths and a 3rd. His favorite part? Getting the ribbons. Vicki had her first horse show at the North Stonington…
To the fair!
It’s North Stonington Fair time! This is our first fair experience showing animals. We have been busy for the last few days making final preps. 6 rabbits are about to get delivered to their cages and will stay until Sunday…