2010 Dirty Dozen List

Did you see this on Yahoo News this morning? Here’s a closer look at the 2010 Dirty Dozen: “This year, celery takes the number one spot and both blueberries and spinach make an appearance (displacing lettuce and pears). The best way to avoid pesticide residue on foods is to buy organic produce — USDA rules [...]

The USDA & FDA Need To Tell The Truth

Thursday, 29 April 2010, 11:00 | Category : Farming, Food, Gardening, Homesteading, Nourishing Foods, Simply Real Food
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I received this notice from FRESH, the movie. It’s a petition telling the USDA & FDA to label all foods that are GMO/GE. Please sign it…it’s as simple as a click! The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have adopted a pro-corporate position that laughably claims labeling GM/GE foods creates [...]

Painful Job

Monday, 26 April 2010, 15:52 | Category : Barnyard, Farming, goats, Homesteading, nubian goats
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On Thursday evening Honey and I TRIED to disbud Sophie. Disbudding is the process of using a hot iron to cauterize the blood supply to the horn buds on the kids. The job should of been done when they were 4-5 days old, but I was already having a big learning curve and really couldn’t [...]

Cuteness Overload & Good News!!!!!!!

Today the vet came out to preg check my heifers………….OH YES!!!! MY JOY IS PREGGERS! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? It’s been a long time coming. But she took on her first AI to Pvt Pyle a mini Jersey bull. Wahoo!!! I’m saddened to read that Pvt Pyle has died. He was a direct descendent from [...]