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This last spring, I realized I needed to change something. After battling mastitis in my herd “one too many times”, I decided that our goats needed a shelter with a dirt/sand floor with good drainage. (I made several attempts at making a goat tractor/moveable pen, failing each time)
The concrete floor with pine shavings worked great for a while, and provided some desperately needed organic matter for our garden.
But as our herd has grown, it’s getting harder to keep clean. And expensive. And the barn is somehow shrinking 🤷🏻‍♀️. So with no plan or welding skills to speak of, I decided to do the leap-of-faith thing and put some posts in and see what happens.
Then it got hot. Like 117° hot. So the project halted.
We made an attempt to overcome and get it done. But after several hours of deliriously trying to get one pole positioned my sweet husband had to run to take our daughter to soccer. Your’s truly got left holding the shovel to fill back in the 3’ deep holes so we could try again later...That really struck his funny bone.
Miraculously (to me), as we waited for summer temps to ease up, Mark happened to learn a new skill...welding!
Moral of the story: my husband is pretty cool even though he likes to laugh at my misery sometimes. And sometimes having a plan is overrated.
#justtakethatstep #babysteps #progressnotperfection #hardworkingwoman #farmher #homesteadskills #lifeskills #keepmovingforward💪 #faith🙏 #regenerativeagriculture #farmlife #goats

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Yum on a whole new level
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Grass-fed butter and blueberry jam on sourdough bread

Just being honest here, I am really grateful to not have to make “everything” from scratch
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#homemadebread #homemadebread🍞 #homemadesourdough #sourdough #butter #organicfood #realfood #healthytreats #blueberryjam #soulfoods #farmkitchen #homesteadkitchen #hyggelife #hyggefood

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Nature heard my wishes and obliged! Just identified this volunteer in the garden as a white mulberry! I’ve been trying to get this exact type to grow between the goat pastures for years. Now lets hope I can move it there safely 😬. .
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#mulberrytree #naturesgifts #goatfood #chickenfood #geesefood #myfood #gyo #growyourown #growyourownfood #regenerativeagriculture #sustainableliving #joyful #grateful #gratitude🙏 #thankfullness

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Whoops I accidentally found their secret hideout in the #orangegrove ! 🌳 ⛺️ Behind the chicory and under a tree hidden by giant weeds... 🤫
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Feeling grateful that we have been blessed to be able to raise our kids where they have room to explore and create and repurpose old curtains. Lol ~
But I’ve gotta be real though, keeping things trimmed up and safe is HARD WORK! I can’t even wait until I’m done digging the milkweed, silver nightshade and lantana outta this area {our front yard} and fencing it in so the geese can dutifully take over the job. #thegeesewillsaveme
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#secretfort #orangetrees #orangegrove #makingmemories2019 #fortinthegrove #chicoryflower #repurpose #azsummers #prettylittlehideouts #fortsofinstagram #summermemories☀️ #grateful🙏 #hardworkpaysoffs #farmher #farmlife #homesteading #lifeisbeautiful

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Feeling incredibly nervous but just produced my first YouTube video! It’s about this amazing breed of geese that’s quiet and friendly!!! It’s on my channel: Orange Grove Road. Or if you’d like to read the article that goes with it, the link is in my bio. .
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I love watching my Dad just be with the animals every time he visits. ❤️ .
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