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This past Monday I took Hope, our goat with the injured eye, to our local vet. She examined her just by looking at the eye with dye in it, and thought there might be a thin thorn or needle – … Continue reading →

This morning I looked out my window and there were bees coming out of our hive! I left one bee box out all winter – it has frames with old comb still on them, sticky with the honey we extracted … Continue reading →

We just had a great little snow storm! It was the first ever on our little farm since we’ve been here! There is still snow on the ground, there was enough even to make a snowman! The goats and chickens … Continue reading →

Learn to preserve the food you grow naturally, without canning or freezing.  High in Vitamin C, naturally fermented vegetables balance the digestive system and are among the healthiest foods available.  Make your own raw sauerkraut, pickled vegetables or other fermented … Continue reading →

It’s been cold and very wet here on the central coast of California. That means for us that everything is turning green and growing and in the case of the Manzanita – blooming! The bees love it. It rained – … Continue reading →

So I’ve been thinking about the gophers again. It seems I can’t do anything I want with the garden because of them. But then I got to thinking….we grow cover crops, and have animals like goats come and graze them … Continue reading →

In addition to Krystal, we also had a local young man named Kalvan work here at the farm in August and September. And like Krystal, he came to us also through the Monterey County Youth Employment Program – a well-needed … Continue reading →

Today we picked up two little twin girl goats. They are only 7 months old. Their names are Hope and Gracie and they are very special little girls. Here is their story: They were born on a cold night in … Continue reading →

Squirt, our little Blue Adalusian hen is an early bloomer. At just over four months old, it seems she’s begun laying. She does have the biggest comb, so much bigger than the other hens in fact, that my daughter was … Continue reading →