I was recently inspired to share some books in my collection. It never occurred to me to do such a thing until I was reading a post from Tim Miller, – Classic Jam Hits – in which he shared some books from his collection that caught my attention. Being a shepherd is (for a fewContinue reading “The Shepherd’s Manual”
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The Souls of Sheep
This is the title of a book I have written. It is available on Amazon Kindle, written by Cota Adams. It is very much related to the sale of the farm in as much as the sale of the farm is an integral part of my life transition. The book itself is a novel, aContinue reading “The Souls of Sheep”
Selling the Farm
Now that I am past the hard part, admitting failure and deciding to act, it’s time to move on to cleaning up the mess. That really was the hard part because whatever comes next is as a direct result of the failure and is only to be expected. It won’t be smooth sailing (how IContinue reading “Selling the Farm”
The Farm Has Failed
I guess it would be more accurate to say that I have failed. Now that I have a clear plan of how I will move forward, I thought it important to outline why I think the farm and I failed, primarily for myself. It is nice to think that someone would see this and evenContinue reading “The Farm Has Failed”
Small Farm Profits (sheep & goats)
Making money on a small farm is difficult. You can do this or that and sell a few dozen eggs or tomatoes but when you count the dollars very often you will find that you have spent more than you made. And that is if you are already on a farm. It is not practicalContinue reading “Small Farm Profits (sheep & goats)”
Changing of the Guard
Our dogs are older now, they still work most nights but no more day shifts. The coyotes and foxes became aware of this before me and helped themselves to a number of birds in the morning hours when the dogs were asleep. This was a sure sign that it was time to bring in someContinue reading “Changing of the Guard”
Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat – Part 3
While transitioning our dogs from having raw ground chicken in their diet and replacing that with leg quarters, we noticed a distinct rejection of the new alternative. From some of what I have read they should have welcomed this new food. Half of the dogs just could not seem to get the hang of it,Continue reading “Common Sense and Feeding Your Dogs Raw Meat – Part 3”
In The Bleak Mid-Winter
That is my favorite Christmas song! When the population left the land for city living they also left behind their connection to the earth. Most people now have no idea where their food comes from or what it takes to get it to them. I have to admit grocery stores seem to be in someContinue reading “In The Bleak Mid-Winter”
Micro Trout Farm (2)
Once we secured the water source we had to determine how much water we had, the flow rate. For large scale commercial trout facilities the flow rate is very large, even thousands of gallons per minute. There are few places in America where that much clean, cold water is available for private use. Many ofContinue reading “Micro Trout Farm (2)”
Young Swans At Cota Farms
A rare opportunity came our way this summer and we jumped on it! We had swans before but lost them largely through inexperience with keeping these majestic birds. The availability and cost of these birds vary so much it is difficult to price them but from what limited experience we have it was a dealContinue reading “Young Swans At Cota Farms”
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