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Hairy MacLairy gets some Piggy Kisses
Hairy MacLairy the ram makes some unusual friendships. But this must be the strangest of them so far. Sheila were you over there kissing that ram? No Miss C is was not me. It was Charlotte. She’s smelly can I bite her? I only want to kiss you Miss C. Why don’t you come closer…
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Mama hates me today and the Pink Pickled Onion recipe.
Mama hates me today. I have begun the process of weaning her lambs from her. She is getting worn down, her udder is looking banged up with dry patches and these lambs at almost three months old are big and pushy. Watching those two fly at her at full gallop, charging straight at her udder…
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How to make Fresh Homemade Yogurt and Farmers Cheese
Farmers Cheese or Country Cheese as we call it, is a fresh cheese. It is fast to make for a cheese, and if you do not eat it all immediately it will sit in your fridge for about a week. I have used it on pizzas, in grilled cheese, sandwiches and salads. And as a…
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BLT with Country Cheese
In the summer, once the tomatoes begin to ripen, we eat bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches on freshly made bread every Friday, for as long as the tomatoes last. Now, you think one would get tired of them wouldn’t you. But we don’t. Every Friday they are a little different. Yesterday I cooked the bacon…
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Water, water everywhere, give me a drop to drink
Yesterday as I walked about in the heat with my hose making sure animals had water to stand in and cold water in their troughs I began to wonder about how much water I was using. How much water is needed to run a sustainable, organic farmy. So I did a little research. Daisy (milking…
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