Marbles, our 5 week old kid goat, makes me think of Winnie the Pooh’s friend Tigger so very often. I even get the Tigger song in my head, “They’re bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy fun, fun, fun, fun, fun. But the most wonderful things about Tiggers, is I’m the only one.” Marbles bounces and jumps, on […]
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A New Kid on the Farm!
September 16, 2009 – 6:45 am
Yesterday morning around 10:00 we welcomed Martha’s new kid to the world! When I arrived at the farm a few hours earlier, Laura warned me that it would happen soon, so to keep an eye on the goat while she and Mari headed to an appointment. As I was getting ready to bring food to […]
Morning Milking
July 10, 2009 – 6:13 am
An old friend asked me what I was up to now that I’ve graduated and when I told her I’m working on a farm, her response was, “Working on a farm eh? Where is this farm? And what do you get to do??? Do you like wake up at the crack of dawn and help […]
Piglets, Plants, and Lattes on the Hoof
June 10, 2009 – 10:07 pm
A lot has happened on GMG Farm in the past two weeks! After many days of anticipation, Doodle gave birth to her first litter of piglets. It was a small litter, and we are excited to welcome the three piglets, Tic, Tac, and Toe, to the farm! Doodle is doing a great job nursing and […]
Who could get fat eating hay?
February 5, 2009 – 9:18 am
Our goats having been putting on their winter fat…it seems. Which was a bit surprising to Mari & I because, all they are eating is hay and some minerals, ok and the occasional bit of grain (which is their equivalent of crack cocaine). We wondered if they weren’t getting some of the nutrients they needed […]