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Johan milking goatsValentine runs amid the growing corn stalks. Soon they'll be much taller than her. Family corn planting. The bike makes the rows; the seed is put down; the chain covers it; the wheel firms it in the groundPullets enjoy spring grassSunrise September 10Forking hay after the gatherGathering hayWebb...newest member of Osth Family Farm! Webb is an Australian Shepherd mixBringing on the horsesGoats are a lot of fun to watchCutting soap into bars using a painters trowelNew Year goatA new kid gives a big afternoon yawnChristmas turkeyRadish mix of Cherry Belle and French BreakfastA big hatch of naturally hatched chickensTrimming goat hoovesBright Lights Chard...eat more of it!Swiss Chard...Superfood!Peaceful sleep after the hard work of being born. Welcome to our world little one!The calf, wet with amniotic fluid, is licked clean by Daisy. It's usually within an hour of delivery that the calf will try to stand for it's first nursing. A successful delivery! The hard part is over and Johan pulls the calf the rest of the way outChains attached and now waiting for Daisy to pushFinding the front feet of the calf to loop chains around the feet in preparation for pullingDaisy shows signs that the birth process has begunNew Hampshire's summer foragingNew Hampshire's waiting to go out for the morning forageRed Sails lettuce going to seedBenjamin ShavedBenjamin FurryRadish seedlingSatisfied farmers at the end of bringing in the hay from the fieldJoan checks for seed germination a misty Saturday afternoonGetting the Garden Ready Noble Charlie and the view up our driveway during the Feb 4 snowfallKate and Allie as we first met them in summer 2009Bringing in the hay summer 2009Two summers ago at the Brazos Valley Farmers MarketChicken tractor in late spring. This coop can be moved around a pasture. Hens roost at night, leave thru the little door during the day, and return when they lay their eggs.Benjamin greets at the gate to our farm. Winter kidsHans enjoys the challenge of holding a pigletThe Osth FamilyThe kids load mulch for the orchard into wheelbarrows Joan putting in spring transplantsSummer morningJohan feeding the cows hay this winterRemembering September 11TillingDragging the tilled cover cropJoanJohanSunflower in summerHay harvestYellow pear tomatoesLoofah with goat milk soapTurnips Bean blossomKate and Allie cutting hayHens at workOnion headsEggcellent eating!Mulching the orchardOreo milkerCleansing and creamy soapCows and cloudsBarns and blue sky

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Great Big Onions!May 13th, 2013

I mentioned to you last December how I haven’t had much success in growing large onions. I would get a few that would be mentionable, but nothing consistent. Our neighbor down the road has her g

Goat Cheese and all it's Creamy GoodnessApril 29th, 2013

Johan milked out a lot of goat milk yesterday so I could make soft goat cheese also as known as chevre. After measuring off a gallon of milk into the pot I did a low pasteurization of it and then dunk

Milking Goats and Garden WorkApril 15th, 2013

  We loved the weekend weather and worked in the garden, mulching potatoes, planting squashes and peppers, plus weeding the corn patch. Johan cultivates with the tiller between rows and then we

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