We do not have a barn, so everything we do on the farm is done in a series of small greenhouses with heavier, more opaque covers than the usual plant greenhouse. I milk our goats in one of them, and while I milk I hum a little, talk to the goat in question, and look [...]
Archive for June, 2009
DeathStar arrives at the farm
Posted in Farming, Insects, tagged Star Wars on June 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sss Word
Posted in Farm, Farming, tagged hay, snakes on June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
OK, I know that I was raised in the suburbs and have had a few things to get used to in the course of raising sheep and goats. You know, difficult lambings, mud up to your knees when we have springs like this one (!), dealing with maggoty fly-strike in a favorite ram, heavy [...]
Crazy Week
Posted in Farm, LaMancha Goats, tagged goats, kidding, LaMancha Goats on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The schoolyear for us officially ended yesterday! Oh my, I am tired. It’s been a busy week so far, even without adding school into the mix. Our yearling doe Rhubarb surprised us a little early with two beautiful bucklings late on Sunday afternoon. Of course, Sunday afternoon it was raining buckets, but our Rhubarb [...]
Fiber Frolicking
Posted in Farm, Fiber, tagged Fiber Frolic on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Time is flying when you are trying to finish up the schoolyear and are also getting ready for the yearly Maine Fiber Frolic! We had a great weekend for the fair. Lots of great folks came by to say hello and fondle our fibers!
