I post a bit on the farm Instagram (@silvergoosefamilyfarm - for anyone who wants to follow us!) about the projects that are going on in...

It's that time of year, to look back and see how far we've come and plan ahead for the next coming days. This last year was a whirlwind...

Having a milk cow that produces milk has been an amazing addition to our lives! Picking up where we left off in cow saga, milkings:...

IT'S A BOY! On July 23rd, at 1:31 pm, our lovely Guernsey heifer, Cookie, gave birth to her first calf, a little Guernsey/Jersey bull...

For a brief moment, I couldn't see the end of it, and I thought that I was going to forever be in this state of panic for the rest of my...

Some people notice eyes. Some people notice smiles. I love those things as well, but I also have a strong affection for hands. They say...

This time of year, one of my favorite flowers is blooming. Helleborus hybridus, also known as the Lenten rose, is a type of buttercup...

As spring rolls through the foothills of the Sierras, everything is coming to life. Our farm is surrounded by that startling chartreuse...

Time slips away from me faster and faster with every passing year. I had anticipated writing this post closer to the beginning of 2021,...

As a mom to four, I am not unfamiliar with the poop. Whether it's the blow-out infant diapers, chasing around a potty-training toddler,...

When my husband and I sit down at the table, oftentimes we are discussing the current projects happening at the farm, our wishlists for...

Apologies for the rambling nature of this post. I had tried several times to tidy everything up into something that would flow nicely and...

If you follow us on our Instagram account (@silvergoosefamilyfarm), then you know that this isn't actually new news, but I've fallen...

The rainy season, among other things, is the time of year when the burn permits get renewed, and we start gathering brush from around the...

I have a lot of early sensory memories. I used to say that my earliest memory was the feeling of the black and white stones for my...

When the winter rains come, the brown, dry hills surrounding our little farmhouse bloom into brilliant, rolling peridot landscape. It's...

By now, news streaming is all CoVid-19 all the time. I find myself scrolling through every update posted to the public in fascination....

As many little girls have done, I grew up reading the Little House on the Prairie books and being so enamored with the life that Laura...

I am the kind of person that bugs find delicious. I've spent a lot of time researching this because it's been a characteristic of mine...

Two years ago, my husband and I packed up our three kids, and we drove from our little farm, across the desert, into Arizona to visit St....