Esther

We have been hard at work cleaning out our barn in preparation for our new goat, and things are really coming together.  After completing the chicken area we moved onto building the goat stall.  Now all the animals are moved into their final homes.  No complaints from them yet!

 

Chicken Home

Cutting a hole in the barn and building a door for the goats.

Introducing Esther (aka Essie)

Completed Goat Stall

 

Trying to escape!

Radish Recipes

Radishes have arrived and we may have over-planted.  They have been a big hit with the dogs and the goats love the greens but, we are looking for some new ways to eat them. We have been grilling the older, larger radishes with salt, pepper and olive oil with great sucsess. 

This entry is written from Alton Brown's former airstream camper where we live, (Meryl's family bought it on ebay from him years ago) hence the inspiration for the culinary twist to our post.  I wonder if Alton ever thinks back on those tender memories of him, the camper and the call of the wild... does he find himself wondering, "Who's in my camper now? Where have they taken it?"... HA!  Alton should really follow this blog, we know he would get a big kick out of it.  Does anyone out there have radish recipe recommendations that will breath new life into, in our opinion, a great vegetable?

 

Summer in the City

We just returned from two nights in Beantown! It was way too hot for us but we had a blast visiting the best of friends and seeing some music.  Even though we were in the city we still managed to find ourselves some agriculture.  Back yard raised beds, farmers market and community gardens!

Oh Hay

The first cut of hay has been mowed, gathered and bailed.  For years our pasture has been untended to, and we worried about the quality of the hay, but today it passed the test for our picky goats and they are loving it!  A group of firefighters who helped us burn the house offered to hay the fields and split the bails.  Thanks guys!

 

Hay waiting in overhang to be transferred to the loft.

power gets you chicks

Our electricity is finally turned on and it's just in time because our one day old chicks that require a heat lamp have arrived.  Lucky for us there was a trough left in our barn which we adapted into a cozy brooder.  

The other great thing about having power hooked up is morning coffee! We have our coffee maker on top of a mini fridge located in the barn, now called the kitchen.  Also, we have run a 400 ft. extension cord from the barn to our airstream home so we can watch DVDs and use lamps!  Although we still have no bathroom it feels like sophisticated living compared to the previous cooler and headlamps.  

15 Rhode Island Reds and 15 Barred Rocks

A rainbow in Lancaster, NH right after picking up chicks at the Post office.