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Episode 7: Farm Fresh Milk

Posted on October 23, 2010 by admin

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The Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid Overwhelming evidence for the health benefits of raw milk The disturbing reluctance of medical professionals to consider the well-established benefits of raw milk or to challenge anti-raw milk dogma The self … Continue reading →

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Episode 3: Overcoming Analysis Paralysis

Posted on September 25, 2010 by admin

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Measure twice, cut once…  with homesteading, this adage, taken too far, can leave you drowning in a sea of contradictory advice. Many times I measure 3 or four times and still seem to cut twice or more. But that’s … Continue reading →

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Episode 2: Homesteading As An Investment Strategy

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

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Ten things we’ve done since starting our homestead here a year ago. These are some portfolio investments that guarantee results: Composting: the average small family generates enough food scraps in a year to produce pure garden gold. Chickens: there … Continue reading →

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Building and Rebuilding a Milking Stanchion

Posted on September 3, 2010 by admin

As you’ve heard from me before, we’re new to all this, and boy do we screw up. I use the royal “we”, here. When it came to building a stanchion, I screwed up. But, on the bright side, I eventually … Continue reading →

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Our Bull Calf: Precautionary Steps and Respect for Life

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

This is the other cow related duty we did this weekend. Truth be told, I’ve been trying not to give this one a great deal of mind time because of the nature of the task: we performed a dehorning and … Continue reading →

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A Different Type of Food Storage: Putting Up Hay

Posted on August 24, 2010 by admin

Raising Animals can be a food storage strategy. Yes, this is another post related to our cows. Let me just start by saying that this blog is not a pitch for everyone to go out and get a cow, although … Continue reading →

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Hand Milking Equipment and Routine

Posted on August 11, 2010 by admin

Our Jersey, Tanya, has been milked both by hand and by machine, but there is something centering about the quiet half hour spent hand milking. Here is a typical morning milking session. For those new to the process, and trying … Continue reading →

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The Family Cow

Posted on August 4, 2010 by admin

After much deliberation, we finally made the plunge this summer and got a milk cow. She is a beautiful, gentle girl named Tanya. We purchased her from a local diversified family farm named Kookoolan. We loved their philosophy and their … Continue reading →

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