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Breeze Hill Farm -
Sunday November 15, 2009 - By MaLinda
The
following is a great article about the benefits of Goats Milk and I
wanted to share it with you all. Click on the link to learn more….
The
Nutritional Benefits of Goat Milk by Miriah Reynolds from the
July/August, 2009 issue of...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Tuesday October 20, 2009 - By Emily
Since summer is fading and winter is on its way, lots of plant life is heading into its dormant state. This includes the grasses in the pasture, so at this point in the year, the grass really is greener on the other side of the fence. Some of the...
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Kyle Farms All Natural Lamb -
Tuesday October 20, 2009 - By Anne
This coming Saturday, October 24th is the Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium (and for those in PA the PA Sheep Symposium). Matt will be speaking at the Cornell Sheep and Goat Symposium, on "How We Do Things at Kyle Farms" This should be a...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday October 19, 2009 - By MaLinda
This photo was taken at a
friends farm in the Shenandoah Valley last year. I use it throughout
the year as a screen saver..when it doesn’t look like this here. In a
couple more weeks, I’ll have more photos of Fall to remind me of my
favorite time of year....
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Thursday October 08, 2009 - By Emily
We all know animals can't talk, so part of being a responsible owner is to pay attention to your animal's behavior, whether it is a pet cat or a 2,000 lb cow. A change in behavior usually means something, and is often the first best chance to catch an...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday October 05, 2009 - By MaLinda
Yesterday we decided a day off
from everything was necessary for mental and physical health. We got up
early, took care of the livestock and headed for Montpelier in Orange
county, VA, to the Fall Fiber Festival & Sheepdog Trials.
What a beautiful...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Friday October 02, 2009 - By MaLinda
As most of you know the other
side of my farm business is goats milk products. This time of year I am
kicking it into high gear getting ready for Holiday Markets, Open
Houses, and Shows. One item that I make (knit or crochet) is a big
supply of wash...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Thursday October 01, 2009 - By MaLinda
It's
amazing how little it takes to excite me anymore. I just joined several
Ravelry Groups in hopes of sharing some of what I do and make new
friends in the fiber world. If you don't know what Ravelry is check out
their website at Ravelry.com . It's...
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Miolea Organic Farm -
Sunday September 13, 2009 - By Brian
We were talking about getting goats, milk goats specifically. At least my wife was. I can only see the negative with goats so it was pretty much a one sided conversation. I'm sure she's right; she was right about the farm, the...
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The Mushroom Hut @ Fox Farms -
Thursday September 10, 2009 - By Alan and Susan
This week at the market was very wet! There was still a good turn-out of customers. More fall crops coming in! We had Jerusalem Artichokes and their beautiful bright flowers for cut bouquets. Our Shiitake Mushrooms are finally coming in...we...
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MM Livestock Co -
Sunday September 06, 2009 - By Megan
This has been a BUSY week! More lambs and goat kids have been born, 20 lambs and 3 kids. Everyone is doing well.
This weeks dutch oven class was based around beef. We did some large roasts over the coals and grilled up some steaks just for fun. Everyone was...
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Hurricane Farm -
Friday September 04, 2009 - By Chris
Sarah, our Toggenburg milk goat, is hopefully an expectant mother.
That being the case, it was time to build her a place of her own. She was living with the sheep, able to come and go in and out of the pasture on the schedule of the cattle, but we...
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Westminster Farmers' Market -
Thursday August 27, 2009 - By Dean
Westminster Farmers’ Market Report from Maple Heights Farm
Tornado watches and Irish Step Dancers, goats, fiddlers and a final washout!
...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Monday August 24, 2009 - By MaLinda
Good Morning Everyone! It's been awhile again since my last entry. If this happens again you will know that I have been too busy to Blog. Everything is going very well here. Business is great and we are adding more every day. All of the animals are surviving...
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Garden of Ethan -
Saturday August 01, 2009 - By Ethan
I am now milking two does, twice a day. I was present for both deliveries, and these little kids are a blast. We often play, "Hop on Pop" on the lawn, where I kneel down and they jump on my back. When they were just days old, I...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Thursday July 23, 2009 - By Emily
On Tuesday, our neighbobr stopped by to ask if he could used our recently cut hayfield to work his new team of Haflingers, a small draft horse breed. We had no problem with that, and shortly thereafter we saw them in the field. The ponies seemed to...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Monday July 20, 2009 - By Emily
The official opening of the farm stand is set for Saturday, August 1st from 10 AM-2PM! We will then be open every Saturday through the fall during those hours. We are excited to see some of Pleasant Valley's returning customers and meet some new...
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Breeze Hill Farm -
Wednesday July 15, 2009 - By MaLinda
What a beautiful morning this is. It was 62 degrees at the farm when we got up, bright sun and almost no humidity. That’s really saying something for summer in Virginia. A morning like this made fixing a country breakfast mandatory. The most enjoyable part of...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Wednesday July 15, 2009 - By Emily
Monday was a real emotional rollercoster. I found out the agency I work for (away from the farm) is laying everyone off for the month of August due to the fact that as the Pennsylvania state government can't pass the budget, so our agency won't receive...
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