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Winter Feed Woes, Dehydrating Wins

2/19/2014

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Winter feed......expensive to say the least.  Yet still one of the most important factors for maintaining your livestock's health during the cold, short days of winter.

With our growing season a mere 90 days, it doesn't give us a whole lot of options for adding nutritional value to our herds diet.  One way we provide the minerals' and vitamins; to our goats winter feed is by dehydrating.  Huh?  Yes, dehydrating.  We don't have to worry about storing feed through the winter months, or having space enough to do so. 

So why do we bring this up now when everyone is still dealing with winter?  Because now is the perfect time to plan! Think about the seeds you've already ordered, or soon will, just for starting seeds indoors or are you just 'not so patiently' waiting for planting time. Many of you probably already provide garden space for those kid critters you constantly talk about.  So, what do you do for winter?  Probably grass hay or alfalfa (depending on cost). Some of you offer grain and maybe goat minerals.  It seems odd though when you think about it, the time they need the nutrients the most (when pregnant or during severe cold), many only provide the bare minimum for their livestock.

It's not that most don't want to, but many are limited by the cost of providing it during the time of year when it doesn't grow or isn't readily available.  Many, like us, just don't have the means to store it all without some difficulty or watching some rot in the root cellar.  This is where dehydrating became the best option for us.

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Huge THANKS!

2/18/2014

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A huge thanks goes out to Pat Showalter for her artistic talent and amazing art! 
Anyone who knows Pat knows how talented she is, let alone how gracious and kind!  We just are so VERY PROUD to announce our new LOGO!  Pat did her magic and all we did was share some photos with her and let her go! 

So without further ado, starring our very own Zuri & Eysha!

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Thank you Pat!  Your AMAZING!

Nick & Brenda Lee

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I Scream, You Scream

2/11/2014

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We all Scream for Ice Cream!

Every time we think of ice cream, that childhood jingle just seems to rattle around in our heads.  It's hard to believe that the temperature outside is -4 below and yet ice cream sounds just perfect for tonight.  


We will confess, we cheat when it comes to ice cream.  We bought an electric ice cream maker.  A Cuisinart.  Simply put, it was more simple than mixing by hand every so often to get a nice creamy texture.  We love simple!  Don't you?

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Yummy Yogurt!

2/11/2014

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Yummmmmmmmmmmy, creamy, rich, luscious yogurt. One of our favorites for sure.  Prices in town make you ration your hoard - not wanting to share to freely of your favorite brand.  But what if you could have yogurt as often as you want?  Think of the smiles as you share your own homemade yogurt - flavored just the way you like it.

It's not as hard as you think!  We can see the smiles and tongue to lips action from you already! 


Simple ingredients' make this not only a lovely addition to your recipe box, but there's the added benefit of knowing exactly what your eating. So let's go over the wonderful, simple, mouth watering steps shall we?


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