Oh my....on the trip we got to see more goats, and I have to say we (daughter and I) really miss ours.
I am certain that we'll have dairy goats again in the future. After ours found new homes, I realize now that I fit in this lifestyle more so than I ever thought I did. It really is for me, and I really enjoy it (despite the work involved).
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Glad you got to get away for a short time. You are well-deserving of a break. Isn't it nice to realize our lifestyles are the ones we want to be living? We never have to worry about the hours dragging or how to fill our time! How much better to have a life we love (even though we can never accomplish all we want) than to only yearn for a different kind of life. We are lucky duckies!
Mama Pea, you are so right - "lucky duckies" My one daughter is willing to help me pick out smaller dairy goats when I am ready again. First, I have to find produce to stock up this winter. I was thrilled to find green beans on the trip too.
I would recommend Nigerian Dwarf goats - they are small and great milkers, known for a high cream content. Plus they are cute as all get-out. I am so glad you got away for a while. As much as we all love this lifestyle, it's good to get off the farm every now and then. Did they say why there was a shortage? A shortage of organic apples? It just seems odd...
Thanks Susan, I'll have to remember that. The shortage is due to the lack of apples available. Kind of scary, and they are limiting the sale of the smaller bottles now.
Are those Shire draft horses? I love those. Apple cider vinegar shortage? Who knew! I may make some since we'll have a bumper crop of apples....
Nancy, they are draft horses. That's great you have apples. If i had some, I'd be making it too.
I hadn't heard of an ACV shortage... of gallon sized.
hmmm... if I had apples I'd make mine as well.
I'm not much into goats or calves...but I have my chickens and my small garden and I definitely have the imagination for my lifestyle.
I'd say... I like living this way. Which is good, since I don't see me changing lifestyles, location, etc anytime soon.
Patricia, I buy the gallon for canning and cooking (I use it for a cooked dressing for macaroni salad etc). It lasts a all winter long for me. I also use ACV for canning my beets. I have zero to can this year, unless I find some at the market.
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