Tag Archives: Sheep Milk

March Challange-Frost Seeding

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

We are coming into our 5th year of frost seeding to improve our pastures, and we can’t speak highly enough of this process.  A little background on our pastures, the call names are, Big Pasture, Little Pasture, Corner Pasture, and … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Friday

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

When it comes to adding in things this week, its been total min, I kept to my 5 item limit, of which no sales tempted me.. I was able to keep my food budget for the week for two and … Continue reading →

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Fresh Homemade Sheep Milk Yogurt

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I got asked a question in my comments from Julie, and decided to make a post out of it..I see that she has in fact done the same.. So in answer to her question of can you do it with raw … Continue reading →

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First storm of the season= New lambs!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

It never fails, I said it in a earlier post today, big storm.. momma’s decide if they need to stay in might as well have a lamb or two.. so far a new set of twins and a new single … Continue reading →

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Catalogs starting to come in now.. Got Sheep? Like Wool?

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

This past week my garden catalogs have started coming in and some of the new an amazing fruit trees and veggies are looking just wonderful but this post is all about my new woolgrowers catalog. If you have never heard … Continue reading →

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Fowl or Gallino Rennet for cheese making

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

I have recipe, its basic, but its 2 dried gizzards to 3 pints of fresh warm milk.. Take your clean dried salted gizzard membrenes(not the meat part, just the dried lining), pour hot water on it, let sit (they seem to … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Friday-One month in..

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Joining in the ranks of Canadian Doomer and others like Chile Chews,  and Backyard Farm along with unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet, we are eating out … Continue reading →

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Milking Sheep

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

I got asked a question by a family member the other day that went along the lines of, I know you milk your sheep but did you have to buy special sheep to do it? The short answer is, I … Continue reading →

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The pay off to pasture improvement!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by

So when we bought our little farm, 3 acres had just been seeded the year before into hay for cows, it was cut and baled for three years, and then without extra’s being added it began a reduced amount of reward … Continue reading →

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Stinging Nettles used as Rennet-Round two

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Ok, so got a little knitting in last night, always gives me time to reflect, and hit the books on the shelf, first six that I was sure had info on nettles did but just like everything else I was … Continue reading →

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