We were recently watching something on television when the word ‘precision’ hit me. It really resonated in the moment that we were watching, because for a long time now we’ve been starting to feel the growing pains of, well, growing. We’ve got things better figured out now, and we’re starting to realize that the way we set things up on our little homestead aren’t quite right. They’re not conducive to day-to-day tasks, to proper use of space, or to just…
Our animals did a good job of disillusioning us of the thought that we were falling into a good rhythm around here. We’d past the point of getting the hang of it, now we were starting to think we might even be (dare I say it) experienced! Yeah, maybe not. Animals can be humbling like that. Pepper is on a milk stand strike. What is a milk stand strike? Why, it’s where a goat refuses to get up on the…
No ‘big’ things on the homestead, but there have been plenty of ‘little’ things to keep us busy as of late. January isn’t much a month for ‘doing,’ but it is a great month for dreaming, planning and organizing. It might be the dead of winter, but kidding season has already started for those who breed their does early in the season. This would not be us; we have a solid 2 months before we have to even think about…
We did a decent job reaching our goals last year in 2017. For 2018? Not so much. I considered not even talking about how well we’d done this past year since things fell so far off the mark. But… half of the point of this blog is our own accountability. So, here’s how we did (or, rather, didn’t do): No bees Virtually no homemade cheese Garden? Erm, sort of No online shop No ancient grains, although plenty of all natural…
Well. It’s happened. Rachel: “Next year, we’re getting a buck.” While I’ve definitely talked about how we go back and forth about whether or not to get Shetland Sheep, we’ve also gone back and forth on whether or not to have our own buck goat to breed our does. It’s been a discussion that we’ve been going back and forth on for awhile now, and up until this point we’ve decided against it. It’s quite a commitment to house a…