Goat Husbandry: Lesson Two
This lesson you won’t find in the goat “How To” books. This lesson gets learned the hard way or at least so I’ve been told by a goat owner friend of mine. Goats are addictive. Plain and simple. But…
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History in the Making- Our Life
I’ll Never Own Goats…
….That’s what I’ve said for the last seven years since I decided I loved all things homestead. Well, all things “except” goats. Four years ago when I took care of our neighbors’ large dairy goats for three weeks, it only…
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For The Love Of Garlic
Last fall we set forth on a new gardening adventure. Garlic. The first batch that we planted on October 7th was growing so well we decided to throw some more cloves in the ground just to see what would happen…
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Fuzzy Buns Galore
I know this may come as a complete shock but……………I got baby chicks. And lots of them. Two roosters, Elvis and Texas, and 22 hens. Eeeeekkk! The look on Logan’s face of sheer joy and happiness pretty much mirrors my…
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Wham Bam Garlic
So remember that post where I was scared to plant garlic for fear of failure? …….well the fear is still there, BUT so is the garlic! I’m so excited I could pinch myself. However, I still keep in the back…
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I NEED Chickens…
…Like yesterday. It’s been a year since we butchered our free range chickens after many attempts to save them from coyotes. No matter what we did, we just couldn’t take the free range out of the birds. So the decision…
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Postpartum Hives, MCAD and Anaphylactic Yada Yada
If you can’t tell by the title… this isn’t a sweet little farm post. It’s an itchy, frustrating and exhausting path to insanity post. This post is partially in existence to regain some of the sanity I’ve lost over the…
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Garlic Goodness
Probably my number one, go to, flavor booster. I put fresh garlic in literally everything. Well….. except maybe pancakes. But you get the idea. For three years I have wanted to take a stab at growing my own garlic. But…
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Well Hello There
I know. It’s been a while…. Like 15 months a while! You’re probably thinking I fell off the face of the earth. In some ways it kinda feels just like that… but I’m back. Refreshed. Feeling awesome. Rocking being a…
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Here We Go Again
Yep you saw that correctly….there is a safety pin in the oven. Okay, there’s a baby in the oven, but I am pretty sure you figured that out. The Givens Clan is about to grow by one more and we…
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