“Maybe someday we’ll write a book. And we’ll call it, How Not to Start a Goat Dairy.”
For all the people out there who may be wanting to help someone grieve: Don't treat to fix it. There's nothing to fix. Don't ignore it. It will sit there like an elephant in the room making everyone uncomfortable. Speak their name. Share a memory. Offer a listening ear. Be present.
Read MoreOur farm loan company, Northwest Farm Credit Services, as part of the bigger Farm Credit Counsel, brought together Veterans from all over the country who have taken the leap into farming post military service…
Read MoreThis morning as I was reflecting on just how much my life has changed since Matthew waltzed into it so unexpectedly I thought about all he has taught me…
Read MoreWe're all born as blank slates. It's what we put into our bodies, the food we eat, the experiences we internalize, and the relationships we allow into our hearts, that start to write the script for who we will become…
Read MoreI'll never forget standing in our cheese make room with our inspector, 5 days after giving birth, going through all the final inspections, trying not to pass out from pain. That same day I developed a case of mastitis and desperately needed to just lie down and heal…
Read MoreMatthew and I love events at the farm. We love seeing the joy on people's faces when they interact with the goats, when they see a peacock spread it's tail feathers for the first time, when they hear a flock of guinea fowl chatter about...
Read MoreSmall farms cannot exist without communities rallying behind them.
Read MoreWe are in full blown kidding season and, right before we went to bed last night, two of our Mamas appeared very close to kidding. Matthew and I took turns doing barn checks throughout the night while also juggling two children who, I swear to you, coughed all.night.long.
Read MoreYes. We are charging for tickets to these events. Charging for tickets means we are able to keep them small (so that everyone gets a truly personal experience with the babies) and, honestly, it's how we pay our bills…
Read MoreTwo years ago today Matthew and I walked into a Voodoo Doughnuts Shoppe in Downtown Portland and got married to each other, by a man wearing a Mexican wrestling mask. When we said "I do" the staff threw doughnut sprinkles at us…
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