Category Archives: Goats

The New Segil Urban Farm Fellow – Training Camp staff in Urban Farming, Beekeeping and More

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Grandma
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Every year we endow a young adult to become a Segil Urban Farm Fellow at the Shalom Institute Children’s camp in Malibu. My husband Clive trains them with his deep knowledge of farming in an urban environment ( although you … Continue reading →

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New Addition to The Little Farm – Bella the cow!

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Grandma
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 We are so excited to add to our menagerie – Bella the miniature cow. Here she is in all her glory with Farmer Clive who bought her at an auction. It is not easy to find a mini cow and … Continue reading →

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Such fun with our goat babies this year!

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Grandma
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 We have been bottle feeding three goat kids this year – and they are now so tame that they follow us around like puppies! Such fun for the grandkids! And us too! Also three new baby kittens – no more … Continue reading →

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Goat babies -kids- tough for one little one who almost didn’t make it

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Grandma
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 We were very busy this week with our goat mommy’s and their litter. Julia had two kids, and ignored both of them. Finally we got her interest up and helped her let them suckle. Then the next morning we found … Continue reading →

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Its Kidding Time at The Little Farm – seriously – that is what it is called – 5 new baby goats

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Grandma
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Yesterday 5 new baby goats were born at The Little Farm – two of them at midnight – and their mommy  Julia, didn’t want them so she kicked them, tried to stand on them – and so we had to … Continue reading →

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Summer evenings with friends and family – the best chopped salad from leftovers!

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Grandma
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I love cooking in summer – and especially when its easy! This is a wonderful recipe for a ‘throw it all together’ chopped salad – which is satisfying and fun to eat and make if you have family members or … Continue reading →

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New baby goat kids – so cute! And the nights after they were born were so cold that we made them little blankets ! An earlier post showed one in denim. They have quite a few changes of outfit – adorable!

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Grandma
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Twins ( two sets) were born to two of our Alpine goats. Here is one set of twins. Are they cute or what? And they were shivering at night so we dressed them in little blankets – adorable!An earlier post … Continue reading →

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Baby goats in denim

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Grandma
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Our goats are kidding – seriously that is what they call it when goats have babies – and since there have been some cold nights our farm manager made them blankets – our grandkids love the idea – are they … Continue reading →

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