When I first began this dairy goat operation, I knew I wanted to get into soap making. I’ve always been both fascinated and impressed with the idea of soap. I had wanted to get into it for years, but I just didn’t know where to begin. Well, step number one was buying a dairy goat. … Continue reading Soap Making 101 and Coexisting Antonyms
Farming
A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
Last night I couldn’t sleep. I kept thinking about things and couldn’t quiet my mind. Does that ever happen to you? You just lie there, thinking about all the things you’ve done wrong, the apologies you’ve left unsaid, the moments you could go back to and change so you’d have a different outcome. Wondering why … Continue reading A Little Goat We Called T-Shirt
“Her Name was ‘Lola.’ She was a Show Goat.“
In my last post, I gave some advice on buying goats. All the research I spoke about, I did. I knew I wanted large breed dairy goats - Nubians, specifically - and I found my breeder. She taught me most of what I know, and since learning from her, I have stumbled across other sources … Continue reading “Her Name was ‘Lola.’ She was a Show Goat.“
Goats 101
I knew when I wanted to buy goats and create a sustainable life, I’d need to learn some things before I just jumped in. For anyone who thought I threw myself wholeheartedly into goats, they’d be right. But whoever thought I did it without forethought - well - they’d be wrong. That’s not to say … Continue reading Goats 101
Goats.
Goats are just a whole ‘nother animal. Since COVID, there have been a lot of people who have become backyard chicken farmers. That’s how I kind of got started on this whole journey myself. Chickens are a wonderful starter farm animal. They’re pretty easy. They need a coop, enough space for the number of birds … Continue reading Goats.
“Hubby, I’ve been thinking…”
After being a couple for over twenty years (and married for nearly fourteen of them) at this point, my husband knew that he was about to hear something intriguing, but I don’t know if he knew it would be this. A little insight into my husband: He has always been adventurous, ready and willing to, … Continue reading “Hubby, I’ve been thinking…”
Faith and Farming
Hey y’all! I’m Kimi, a suburban housewife turned accidental farm girl. It was never my intent to leave the ease of my well-manicured life for the pursuit of something wild and free. In fact, leaping off the edge of impossible and living with abandon always felt like something for someone else - not for me. … Continue reading Faith and Farming
Blessed Roots Farmstead 