Category Archives: raw milk

Homemade Creamy Spiced Custard Recipe

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Homemade Spiced Custard Recipe 1 pint of whole Sheep Milk (if using Goat or Cow Milk, use whole milk 1 1/2 cups and heavy cream 1/2 cup) 1/2 cup of sugar (can cut it down to 1/4th cup if you … Continue reading →

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How to make Beestling Farmer Cheese

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Beestings Farmers Cheese 2 pints [20 ounces] new milk 1 cup [8 ounces] Beestings Milk * Colostrum (1st day if possible but can use up to day 3) Combine the two milks together. In a large heavy flat-bottomed ideally steel … Continue reading →

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Barn Babies 2018 Twin Kids are our first

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Sorry about the photo quality, it was taken in the darkened barn last night.  Juno gave birth to twin kids late yesterday afternoon. The first born is the darker cream at the back of the photo an the second born … Continue reading →

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Ice had a lamb after all

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday Ice had a lovely strong active and very pretty ram lamb.. he is doing well, drinking his milk from both sides and while this is Ice’s first time as a mom, she followed in the footsteps of her mother … Continue reading →

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No Buy Feb 2015- week 4 overview

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

This last week flew by, it was very busy, nothing really new compared to last week, overall it was just move along nicely.. I made a nice turnip soup, a half fresh grated turnip-carrot- apple salad, I made oven roasted … Continue reading →

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No Buy Feb 2015- week 3 overview

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

As promised at the rules and plans, we did get our green box on weds and I was thrilled to see a pound bag of carrot per box, remember we get a box per person. The apples will go to … Continue reading →

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Sheep Milking 101Review

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I was asked when I would be able to do a sheep milking demo or class, and I can and will work on getting a video together for this but till then, I will do a detailed write up to … Continue reading →

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They say do not count your chicks before they hatch but!

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

So those of you that have followed the blog for years now that I had goats at one time, really loved Mimi. she was a cross between a saanen and a Nubian and I loved her and her milk, tried … Continue reading →

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Cultured Butter.. o my, I like it!

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Now some folks culture butter by allowing the cream to go sour and then making the butter, giving it a sharp taste, I was reading that room temp cultured cream would make butter much, much faster, given that my first … Continue reading →

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Milk, Milking Updates..

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Amazing wonderful milk, this is Girls official first day of Milk, that past couple days have been classified as colostrum milkings (the first five milkings). I am thrilled I am totally overwhelmed So lets talk about the colostrum first off, … Continue reading →

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