Tag Archives: sheep

Catalogs starting to come in now.. Got Sheep? Like Wool?

This past week my garden catalogs have started coming in and some of the new an amazing fruit trees and veggies are looking just wonderful but this post is all about my new woolgrowers catalog. If you have never heard … Continue reading

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Got Sheep or Goats? Routine Foot Care

Well its that time of year, the frosts are here, the main lambing season is only two months away, and just as in spring, fall rountine foot care was required. Now my pastures are soft on the feet, not alot of … Continue reading

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Foot Care..this and that post..

Its been a interesting few weeks when it comes to foot care on the farm, in a number of ways, with the cold weather, socks/boots have become much more common on the farm, instead of crocks which are my standard … Continue reading

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Food Storage Friday-One month in..

Joining in the ranks of Canadian Doomer and others like Chile Chews,  and Backyard Farm along with unprocessed real food month with its daily updates on idea’s and thoughts on how to use whole food in your diet, we are eating out … Continue reading

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Projects for the winter

Well, there are so many different things rattling away in my head today, the news just keeps giving me post idea’s.. If you live in Ontario regardless of what your choice is, please get out and vote today! So with the … Continue reading

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Milking Sheep

I got asked a question by a family member the other day that went along the lines of, I know you milk your sheep but did you have to buy special sheep to do it? The short answer is, I … Continue reading

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Canning Meat..

Well I have been listening to CBC news about what is happening to the markets, to the riots in london, to the debt crisis that just keeps growing in Europe and the United States, and listening to Harper who is … Continue reading

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The pay off to pasture improvement!

So when we bought our little farm, 3 acres had just been seeded the year before into hay for cows, it was cut and baled for three years, and then without extra’s being added it began a reduced amount of reward … Continue reading

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August Lamb Challange Recipe-Lamb Loaf Recipe

On of the things you would get with your whole lamb would be ground lamb, this is a sweeter meat to me that beef, and has a good deal less fat in it, when cooking it as a crumble, you … Continue reading

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Lamb Liver Pate Recipe

Well, I have intended to start the month of recipes out with a wonderful dish of stuff heart but it will have to wait till tomorrow, as today we are making Lamb Liver Pate. 1 pds of fresh lamb liver … Continue reading

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