Tag: raw milk
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Raw Milk
In the evening, just before the pigs dinner I let them out into the field for a run and a grass munch. There is not a lot of grass yet so there is still a danger of them rooting. So their grass break is not very long. But they eat the whole time.Pigs! Then they…
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The Winter Weather of Extreme Dreariness
Ice was clinging to the trees as I went out to milk yesterday morning. Not a lot though and only a little snow. No-one minded. There was just enough ice in the trees to fill the air with the noise of … cracking and sliding and slipping as the ice melted slightly and released its grip…
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The Land of Milk and Honey
Good morning everyone. We spent almost all morning in the garden yesterday, weeding and gathering for our vegan feast. The young people were entranced by the Duke of Kupa, who spent a lot of time sashaying about looking gorgeous. His tail sways as he walks. Showing off his feathers and his wives. Look at our…
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I Scream you Scream we all Scream for Icecream
Two days ago, on one of those tremendously hot days, Daisy launched herself into the milking parlour. She always pours through the door at speed, she has never and will never be a gentle giant of a cow. The moment she hears the bell she takes two steps backwards to accomodate the opening half barn…
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The Sisters of Shush make friends and a few raw milk facts
Yesterday the Shush Sisters came with me on their first proper walk. Though it was more of a trot. A nerve wracking barely controlled jaunt. At speed. The first half they spent racing along with me their little sucky chattering snouts attached to my calves. I led them through the barn and back to their…
The Kitchen's Garden 