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Tag Archives: goats
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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Our new Segil Urban Farm Fellow was appointed this last weekend – a wonderful celebration!
This is the time of year that the Segil Urban Farm Fellow is appointed through an endowment my husband and I have made to the Shalom Institute. What a fabulous camp it is and the environment with the market garden, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Philanthropy, Raising Children
Tagged animal husbandry, Bee Keeping, Camping, giving back, goats, paying it forward, Philanthropy, Shalom Institute, urban farming
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Goat babies -kids- tough for one little one who almost didn’t make it
We were very busy this week with our goat mommy’s and their litter. Julia had two kids, and ignored both of them. Finally we got her interest up and helped her let them suckle. Then the next morning we found … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family, Goats
Tagged animal husbandry, animals, bottle feeding baby kid goats, goats, kids, Little farm, urban farm
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Its Kidding Time at The Little Farm – seriously – that is what it is called – 5 new baby goats
Yesterday 5 new baby goats were born at The Little Farm – two of them at midnight – and their mommy Julia, didn’t want them so she kicked them, tried to stand on them – and so we had to … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Cheese, Goats, Little farm products
Tagged Birthing of Goats, Goat kids, goats, goats milk, kidding, Little farm, Miracle of birth, Miracle of life
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A new puppy – Central Asian Shepherd – to help protect our livestock from coyotes
On the Little Farm we have lost 8 cats over the past year to coyotes. Cats are essential on the farm as they keep the mice and rats away. They also scare off squirrels – all vermin that dig into … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Dogs
Tagged Central Asian Shepherd Dogs, chores, coyotes, dogs, farm, female dogs, goats, milking, predators, protectors against predators, Rescue
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New baby goat kids – so cute! And the nights after they were born were so cold that we made them little blankets ! An earlier post showed one in denim. They have quite a few changes of outfit – adorable!
Twins ( two sets) were born to two of our Alpine goats. Here is one set of twins. Are they cute or what? And they were shivering at night so we dressed them in little blankets – adorable!An earlier post … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Goats, Little farm products
Tagged cold weather, giving birth, Goat blankets, Goat kids, goats, goats giving birth, Little farm, miracles of birth, urban farming
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Our Goats are having babies ! Kids galore – triplets last night!
Spring means baby goats – kids – all over the little farm. They are adorable and last week our middle grandson Jonah had the joy of seeing the actual birth of three little baby goats. He named them – Cream … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Family
Tagged births, goats, Grandma, grandson, kids, Little farm, midwives
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