Thank you to our AZ family for your support! Look for future classes in Charlotte, NC. WHEN: SATURDAY January 11th, 2014 1:00pm – From WEEDS to REMEDIES 3:00pm – ADVANCED GOAT CARE WHERE: The Micro Farm Project 3111 E Dahlia Dr. Phoenix AZ 85032 $25 for each class 1:00 pm – From WEEDS to REMEDIES Attention all DIYers, gardeners, and lovers of nature!  Here is a class for you! Learn how to create your very own herbal...

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  Many thanks to those of you who have attended one of my last THREE classes on goats! The class has been a big success and I hope will bring those who have been on the fence about goat ownership one step closer to “coming home”. It is a way of life and a brilliant new direction for those who love gardening, love animals and aren’t afraid of a little hard work. Goats are very affordable, lovable creatures whose time...

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Heirloom turkeys, Black Runner and Magpie Ducks, Lionhead Bunny, raised bed gardens with hand-painted signs, chocolatee mousse birthday cake, bobbing for apples, cornhole, chicken handling, goat feeding, Great Pyrenees livestock guardian dog, photo ops in the hay barn, and hide-outs in the bamboo thicket… A good time was had by all. My cousins on the Blair side of the family, now the Custers by marriage, brought a slew of kids and parents...

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And one short month later… Annie Oakley gave us her first set of twins, both boys! The white and tan one is “Harley” and has been sponsored to stay with our herd. His gorgeous outlaw brother is “Buffalo...

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This week we began milking Boomer…separating her kids from her at night for about 12hrs.  About 5:30a she begins calling out to us saying “Hey WAKE UP, I’m HONGRY and so are my BABIES and I am gonna be annoying until you wake up!”  This is Boomer’s very loud opinion…did we say she is also known as Oprah?!  😉 Boomer surprised us all when we milked her officially for the first time…she produced just...

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Well it’s been quite awhile since we last posted…firstly we moved to a new location in downtown central Phoenix. The lot is just shy of a quarter acre. We moved into a house adjacent to a condo community and some of them loved it and some hated it…which of course made our lives a living hell for awhile. In an effort to accommodate their aesthetic we built a new and improved chicken coop, installed several raised bed gardens...

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