Momma Goose
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I post a bit on the farm Instagram (@silvergoosefamilyfarm - for anyone who wants to follow us!) about the projects that are going on in...
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Momma Goose
Jan 11, 20228 min read
A Year in Review: 2021
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...
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Momma Goose
Sep 1, 202110 min read
To Not Cry Over Spilled Milk
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:...
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Momma Goose
Jul 27, 202113 min read
What to Expect When You're Expecting
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...
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Momma Goose
May 19, 20215 min read
Post Spring Blitz
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...
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Momma Goose
Apr 3, 20214 min read
The Story of Hands
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...
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Momma Goose
Mar 20, 20214 min read
The Lenten Rose
This time of year, one of my favorite flowers is blooming. Helleborus hybridus, also known as the Lenten rose, is a type of buttercup...
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Momma Goose
Mar 9, 20214 min read
Garden Envy and the Case of the Black Thumb
As spring rolls through the foothills of the Sierras, everything is coming to life. Our farm is surrounded by that startling chartreuse...
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Momma Goose
Jan 28, 20219 min read
New Year's Adjacent: Reviews and Resolutions
Time slips away from me faster and faster with every passing year. I had anticipated writing this post closer to the beginning of 2021,...
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Momma Goose
Jan 10, 20215 min read
The Scoop on Poop: First Steps into Permaculture
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,...
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Momma Goose
Nov 20, 20207 min read
Fencing and its hardware, aka the Secret to Farming
When my husband and I sit down at the table, oftentimes we are discussing the current projects happening at the farm, our wishlists for...
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Momma Goose
Sep 17, 20207 min read
To Raise What You Eat: Thoughts and Feelings
Apologies for the rambling nature of this post. I had tried several times to tidy everything up into something that would flow nicely and...
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Momma Goose
Jul 13, 20207 min read
And on this farm, we got a cow. E-I-E-I-O!
If you follow us on our Instagram account (@silvergoosefamilyfarm), then you know that this isn't actually new news, but I've fallen...
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Momma Goose
May 10, 20204 min read
To Start A Fire
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...
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Momma Goose
Apr 17, 20206 min read
Blood Red Eggs
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...
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Momma Goose
Apr 9, 20204 min read
The Little Foragers
When the winter rains come, the brown, dry hills surrounding our little farmhouse bloom into brilliant, rolling peridot landscape. It's...
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Momma Goose
Mar 19, 20204 min read
Under Quarantine aka Country Life Unchanged
By now, news streaming is all CoVid-19 all the time. I find myself scrolling through every update posted to the public in fascination....
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Momma Goose
Jan 18, 20205 min read
The Wood Stove
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...
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Momma Goose
Oct 6, 20193 min read
Farmhouse Upgrade aka Bye-Bye Fleas
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...
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Momma Goose
Aug 29, 20193 min read
The Adventure Continues...
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....
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