PROSPECT FARM


We are not your average farmers - if you could even call us that yet.

For some time it has been our goal to live sustainably off the land and now we are going for it! Our intention is to move towards having a household of production, not consumption through starting a multi-generation family farm providing organic vegetables, rustic breads and goat dairy for the local community. Our hope is to someday have our Vermont farm not only be a place to find quality local whole foods, but a community meeting ground to serve as an outlet for wellness, education and leisure for our neighbors.

Although we met in college, we both coincidentally grew up in the same New Hampshire area. Our studies originally focused on art and literature, which today are still huge influences to us, but we were looking for a change. Together we travelled throughout the country and have lived on both coasts, including a big city and an island in Maine. Through our experiences, we learned that we work the best as a partnership day in and day out and that our college studies are not what define us. What is most important to us is the way good “slow” food unites the ones we love.

Through this blog we hope to not only keep a log for ourselves, but also be able to share our stories and thoughts as we embark on this wild journey!


Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Goaties

Per Ben in Boston's request we are posting a bit about our kids.  The days of bottle feeding sadly have come and gone and now they are happily enjoying pasture, hay, kelp and grain.  We nervously have decided not to vaccinate or de-worm our girls - instead using homeopathic and herbal remedies to keep them healthy.   It is easy to worry about them and it probably would have given us some peace of mind vaccinating.  We are hoping that if something were to go wrong we would be able to amend the goat's environment, diet etc. instead of changing the goats themselves.  To defuse worms we use a combination of garlic, apple cider vinegar and diatomaceous earth. We still are mastering their diet but no problems yet...we will keep you posted.




Ten week old Greta enjoying her Morning Milk



Mabel, the First to Eat Grass



So, that's why they call them Kids!




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