On learning to cheese

(Yeah, “cheese” is a verb now; why do you ask?)

In late November, I made my first goat cheddar.

It looked awesome, but it had several mishaps. First, the dog got into it while it was sitting curing on the counter (in a place where I didn’t think he could reach [...]

9:30 AM, every day

This is what the morning looks like chez nous.

On weekends, Wednesdays, and every other Friday — that is, the days that i don’t have to commute — I milk my goat, whose name is Mama Goat (I’m not very creative). Garth milks on Mondays, and farm/foodie friend Laurie does Tues/Thurs/Fri-when-Garth-is-at-school.

Today [...]

Is it can be springtiem now plees?

Today is pretty much the first sunny day in 2011. It is definitely the first day it’s been over 60. It’s fantastic.

I checked on the new beehives to make sure they got the queens out — they did — and are building comb — they are.

I pulled up all the [...]

New news

Here’s what’s up in Spring 2011.

Hmm, why on earth would there be a mouth-shaped chunk taken out of my Small-Scale Goatkeeping book?

The culprit

Her accomplice aka baby

Upcoming new newses: bees tomorrow. One more goatlet on Sunday, a yearling who we’ll breed as soon as she’s [...]