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Tag Archives: farming
Amazing crop of tomatoes this year – pears too -some of our animals passed while a new animal joins the family – sweet rescue
After our beloved Central Asian Shepherd puppy of 1.5 years Smokey, died suddenly in her sleep a month ago we have been searching through rescue places for another rescue who could get along with our three cats. We found one … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family, Fruit, Gluten Free, Jams, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children
Tagged cooking with kids, crops, dogs, farming, fruit, goats, jams, pear butter, pears, rescues, tomatoes, urban farming
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Bella the Cow is stealing the Little Farm Show!
We are in love with Bella our new cow! She is very tame – was in a petting zoo -and so loves kids ( and they love her). We are planning to breed her in a few weeks – hope … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cows, Family, Raising Children
Tagged Cow, family, farming, grandkids and animals, Grandma, Little farm, Miniature Cows, urban farming
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A Central Asian Shepherd Dog – called Ovcharka – huge but so so sweet
According to Wikipedia: This is an ancient breed from the regions of Central Asia. It is not the result of artificial selection: the native breed called alabai historically common among Central Asian peoples. Used by shepherds, as well as to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs, Family
Tagged animals, Central Asian Shepherd, children, family, farming, grandparents, guard dogs, guarding livestock, Little farm, livestock, Ovcharka, shepherd dogs, sweet dogs
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Turning parking lots into urban farms – reverse tithing -90% of produce donated to the community, and only 10% kept for supporting the cause – VOTE TODAY!
This is such a good cause – please cast your vote for it – it is an interfaith activity that churches and synagogues participate in, where they take underutilized parking lots, and turn them into farms, then they reverse tithe … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged doing good, donate, family, farming, Philanthropy, tithe, urban farm
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Fennel – an amazing herb – cooking with kids and teaching them the value of herbs in adding flavor (instead of salt) – also a Sugar Cookie Recipe
Fennel is a wonderful herb that grows wild in California. If you ride horses, during the spring time in California, there is an abundance of wild mustard and fennel that grows along with sage and your steed will love to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Desserts, Raising Children, Recipes, Recipes to Make with Children, Snacks, Tips
Tagged cooking with kids, desserts, family, farming, Fennel, fennel pollen, meals, pollen, recipes, sugar cookies, tips, treats, urban farming
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The Differences Between Cows Milk and Goats Milk – Great for those who are lactose intolerant!
This article is Reproduced from United Caprine News (US) March 1989. The reason I am publishing it here is that it is one of the best descriptions I have found for the topic – and because we use a … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Raising Children, Tips
Tagged cheese, cooking with kids, cows milk, family, farm, farming, goats milk, organic farming, pasteurized milk, urban farming
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