goat herd reductions
Anna and I have been debating what to keep and what to sell as we prepare to move. The one thing we agree on is, we have too many goats. It was fun developing a larger herd, but we can’t…
Alex the reader
Alex reminds me a lot of his Uncle Benji. While I always enjoyed readying, my brother Benji would stay up all night reading. Yesterday evening Alex started reading a new book called Fablehaven. I made him put it down for…
Sawyer Family Farm on the move
After nearly 3 months of searching for a place to buy and having 3 locations chosen, only to fall through, we gave up the search and began to look for a lease option. We had been continuously watching the rental…
Emotionally and mentally drained
Over 11 weeks ago, we found out the owners of our farm (that we have been leasing for 2.5 years) would not extend our lease another 3 years like I hoped. Instead, they plan to sell it. We have been…
Meet Norman! (and other farm announcements)
Do you remember the movie City Slickers? Norman was the calf that Billy Crystal took home to NY after his adventure out West. In the movie, Norman was a Jersey calf, even though there were no Jerseys in the herd…
Keeping you in suspense
So, Anna and I haven’t really posted a whole lot of substance lately on our website. It is because we have been debating many things in our life and making some very difficult decisions about how we want to raise…
A busy, happy Easter
This morning the very excited kids searched the yard for all the eggs left by the Easter Bunny. The it was time for quick chores and off to church. After lunch, the whole family headed outside to work on Spring…
how I ran 2 very important miles today
This afternoon, the temps were about 54F. So, I put on my running SHORTS! and strapped Amanda into the jogging stroller. Alex hopped on his bike, and I got out the nicer leash for Mack to come along. And then,…
Baby American Chinchilla Rabbits
Both Sawyer Farm’s Misty and Laughing Duck’s Faith kindled on Tuesday March 26. Misty had 7 kits, and Faith had 9 kits. Add that to Smokey’s litter of 6 and Stormy’s litter of 10 we already had and that’s a lot…
Are you kidding? A crazy day on the farm
Today was the first Saturday in a while that didn’t have kid swimming lessons at 8:30. Since Anna and I were up late (again) talking about the decision of which house to buy, we decided to sleep in. So, when…