December 2011 Archives

Monthly Archives for December, 2011

Pumpkin Maple Scones

Posted on: December 31st, 2011 by Rachel

Combining the ingredients

Most mornings involve a cup of home-roasted coffeewith a bit of sugar and some goat milk and a steaming hot bowl of oatmeal that's been cooked in goat milk. It's creamy and doesn't need much brown sugar. A touch of cinnamon makes it even better. On … Continue reading the story "Pumpkin Maple Scones"

Keeping Track of Your Harvest

Posted on: December 31st, 2011 by Rachel

For the past two years I've been tracking what we harvest and also what we spend here. I use an excel sheet to organize it all. Every year I revise this sheet to be even more organized. This year I finally feel comfortable enough with it's set up that I am going to share it with you. It's easily changed to meet your needs. … Continue reading the story "Keeping Track of Your Harvest"

Starting Seeds – How We Do It

Posted on: December 31st, 2011 by Rachel

Have you ever been to a big box store or even just a hardware store and perused their garden center? Lord knows I have, even though I know better. They are a good place to start dabbling in growing plants, but definitely not a good option when you want to get serious. If you want to get serious you need to go to plant nurseries … Continue reading the story "Starting Seeds – How We Do It"

Milking Goats in Heat = Awful

Posted on: December 30th, 2011 by Rachel

Bella on the stanchion with a full udder

At least with our set up. See the way our stanchion is set up you sit behind the goat straddling the bench and milk them from between their rear legs. This works well with their small teats because it allows you to just use two … Continue reading the story "Milking Goats in Heat = Awful"

Our Goals for Next Year

Posted on: December 30th, 2011 by Rachel

I'm not all that into New Year's resolutions. I gu

ess the term "resolution" means there's a problem that needs to be resolved. It holds a negative connotation to me. I prefer to use "goals" which is much more positive. I realized my failures this year and am now moving forward. Of course my biggest goal this year … Continue reading the story "Our Goals for Next Year"

Meet Your Farmer – Foggy River Farm

Posted on: December 28th, 2011 by Rachel

Our meet your farmer posts feature a small family farm that we feel exemplifies the type of food system we all need to support. They show passion and dedication to raising and growing food sustainably.

Lynda and Emmett

This month we got a chance to go visit Foggy River Farm which is located in … Continue reading the story "Meet Your Farmer – Foggy River Farm"

Cajun Spiced Crab Cakes

Posted on: December 27th, 2011 by Rachel

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Every Christmas Eve we have a crab feed at my house. This year was a bit different because Tom and Junior actually went out and caught the crab for the dinner table. They had great luck catching 6 rock crabs and 6 large Dungeness crabs. More than enough for 5 people, one of which wasn't interested in eating any crab. Eventually we'll get Junior to … Continue reading the story "Cajun Spiced Crab Cakes"

Merry Christmas!

Posted on: December 25th, 2011 by Rachel

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I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and gets everything they wished for!

New Look for the New Year Plus Some other News

Posted on: December 24th, 2011 by Rachel

Welcome back! Sorry I haven't written in awhile but I've been busy migrating the blog over to WordPress from Blogger.

Sedona - The New Kid on the Block

On top of that we've been really busy. It's been a week since Sedona came to her new home. There is definitely an adjustment period and … Continue reading the story "New Look for the New Year Plus Some other News"

Growing Peppers from Seed

Posted on: December 19th, 2011 by Rachel

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It's getting to be that time to start my pepper and tomato seedlings. I definitely don't want to fall as far behind this year as I did last year with them.

In my experience, peppers can actually be one of the harder plants to get to germinate. I … Continue reading the story "Growing Peppers from Seed"