Why Has My Local Farmer’s Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs? I NEED MY EGGS!!! I hear you. Believe me I do. There are many reasons that hens stopped laying, and when you are used to buying eggs from the supermarket where there is a ready supply, you may not realize that there is a natural cycle
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This is something that always comes up when we sell eggs to customers. Do we wash our eggs or not? The short answer is yes and no. The long answer is we try to avoid it whenever we can. Why is that, you ask? Eggs have a special coating on the outside called the bloom.
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Are You Getting What You Pay For In Your Goat Milk Soap? 4 Reasons Raw Goat Milk Soaps are Superior “You have goats; you have GOT to make some goat milk soap.” This is what my friend, who had taught me to make goat milk soap, said to me one day. “Well, I don’t know…..It
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The Power of Calendula Calendula is fast becoming one of my favorite flowers. Really, there is not much not to like about this little, power-packed posey. Calendula is a member of the daisy family. Maybe that is why I like it so much. I have always loved daisies, they seem so whimsical and carefree. Calendula
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Maybe I am biased (ok, not maybe, I am), but goat milk soap is the best soap I have ever used. Where to begin? As Mary Poppins would say, the beginning is a very good place to start. Let’s start with the ingredients in your typical store bought soap. Contrary to many of the
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This past weekend was the second weekend that our local farmer’s market was held. As I have had the opportunity to meet more of our local community, I considered why people may be buying locally more and why it is so important to know your local farmer and food sources. For us, I think the
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REAL PEOPLE, REAL LOCAL Are you tired of big inauthentic companies with inauthentic people, that are only there to a quick buck? Want to get to know who your buying from? We hear ya loud and clear, and feel ya. We are a small, local farm with a big heart for
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What is the Difference in Hatching? Recently, we had a school contact us wanting to have fertilized chicken eggs for their classroom. We are more than happy to oblige, as watching a chick grow inside an egg is one of the most fascinating things to observe. I love teaching kids about how a chick develops
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“Boxes, Boxes, Everywhere. In the hall and on the stairs….”-Crystal Bowman Tis the Season for boxes and leaves. Yes, I know this is a weird combination to be talking about, but with the holidays everyone has lots of boxes and lying around, seeing how it is winter, your yard is probably littered with
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