[Ag-eq] Apple harvest

Sun Aug 23 22:41:04 UTC 2015

Wow that's cool. I don't know how yall do it. Can yall see some? One
thing about farm animals and such I would not like stepping in manure,
and how do you keep things sanitary? What about breeding and welping?
Do you require assistance with the birthings? I am assuming you all
were expected to help out on your family farms which is why you all
are so comfortable. We had a dairy farm here when I was very little
and most I did was maybe go in the barn and pasture amoung the animals
I was taught how to pick and shuck corn, and pick oranges, Kumquats,
figs, and tangerines, but that is all. Oh yeah, I was taught by my
father how to tell if fruit was ripe. I enjoyed the fruits of my Daddy
and uncles and my Pop's labor. As for your gardens how do you map out
plots and rows?

On 8/23/15, Zach Mason via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Could you explain what GMO free meat is?
>
> Zac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2015 1:17 PM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Apple harvest
>
> Tracy:
>
> I plan on keeping the young doe goats asuming they are healthy and grow
> well.
> My dose have all kidded easily and are good milkers, so hope their
> daughters
> will be the same.  Two of the dose are getting older so can probably only
> breed them one more time.
>
> I will casterate the young bucks and they will go to someone's table.  I've
> made contact with a couple of butchers in the area that specialize in grass
> fed and GMO free meats.  I plan on following their guidelines so they will
> buy the kids I don't want.  This is hard for me, but I cannot keep all of
> them.  I could sell any unwanted doelings as milk goats since they come
> from
> good milking lines.
>
> I will be selling milk; we are allowed to sell raw milk here as long as
> it's
> picked up from the farm.  There are a few regulations you have to meet to
> sell the milk, that is why I'm building the milk barn.  I've met a family
> that live a few miles away that are selling fresh Jersey milk and they
> cannot keep up with the demand.  Unfortunately I'm not allowed to sell
> cheese, only the milk.
> I can sell the goat milk soap since it's not being eaten.
>
> Nella
>
>
>
> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
>> Hi Nella.
>> Chocolate sounds very nice!
>> What will you do with the kids?  Will your herd get bigger and bigger,
>> or will your neighbors be eating roast kid?
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella
>> Foster via Ag-eq
>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2015 9:30 PM
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>> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Apple harvest
>>
>> Tracy:
>>
>> I recently got a dehydrator and so far have only dried some peppers
>> and herbs.
>>
>> The buck goats can get aggressive, but this little guy has been
>> handled since birth and I continue to spend time with him.  He is very
>> friendly and will follow me around like a puppy.  I think he will be
>> o.k. as long as I keep handling him and don't let him get away with
>> bad behavior.  I've met several bucks that are friendly and the people
>> were petting them and spending time with them.  I've seen a couple
>> that were aggressive, but they were just out in a pasture and didn't have
> a lot of human interaction.
>>
>> The worse thing about a buck goat is how stinky they get.  so far
>> Chocolate isn't very smelly because he is still young.  They get more
>> smelly when they reach adulthood.  His name is Chocolate, which fits
>> right into my heard, the girls all have candy names.
>>
>> I purchased Chocolate from a nice Amish family.  All their animals
>> were so healthy and friendly.  He is registered and their herd has
>> been tested for certain diseases, which is what I wanted to find.
>> They even called to make sure he is doing o.k. and didn't get to
>> stressed by the move.  I've kept their contact info so that we can do
> business again.
>>
>> I think they had to call from a neighbors, they don't use phones.
>> When I called I spoke to the neighbor; it was strange, but all worked
>> out.
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>>
>> > Hi Nella.
>> > My apples are Golden Delicious, sweet/tart, the way I like them.
>> > I'd forgotten about drying, and I have a dehydrator.  I'll have to try
> it.
>> > This morning, I separated the apples into "use today" and "will keep
>> > a
>> bit".
>> > After lunch, applesauce!  And maybe more.
>> >
>> > Your barn sounds great! And your buck sounds cute.  Do male goats
>> > get aggressive, when they reach maturity?
>> > Tracy
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella
>> > Foster via Ag-eq
>> > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2015 5:00 PM
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>> > Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Apple harvest
>> >
>> > Tracy:
>> >
>> > What kind of apples?
>> >
>> > I'm so jealous, love fresh apples.
>> >
>> > Wonder how long until my little trees start bearing fruit?
>> >
>> > Do you ever dry them?
>> >
>> > I'm still getting tomatoes, peppers, squash and cucumbers.
>> >
>> > I bought a little buck goat and put out with my doe goats.  He's
>> > kind of young, so don't know if he is old enough to do his job yet!
>> > He is very cute, will grow up to be a handsome boy.  He and 2 of my
>> > dose have genes for spots, so hoping I get some spotted babies.
>> >
>> > I'm turning my shop building into a milk barn.  The guys are working
>> > on it right now.  There will be a room to store hay, a room for
>> > milking and a room to put the goats when they kid and to keep the
>> > really young kids out of the weather.
>> > It is going to make milking so much easier.  There is a pen on one
>> > side where I will bring the girls, then I can take them into the
>> > milk room to milk and put them out a door on the other side.
>> >
>> > I finally have goat proof fencing around the whole pasture, so the
>> > goats and Cruiser can all be together.  Hopefully by next spring I
>> > will have more fences up to divide the pasture so I can rotate the
>> > animals around.  They graze it more even that way.
>> >
>> > What is everyone else up to?
>> >
>> > Nella
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>> >
>> > > The apple harvest is starting to roll in.  Literally, since I'm
>> > > picking them up off the ground and often finding them by
>> > > accidentally kicking them.  My young retriever is also good at
>> > > finding apples.  He has a soft mouth, and can pick them up without
>> > > a scratch, but I'm trying to teach him not to pick up
>> > > miscellaneous things
>> off the ground.
>> > >
>> > > Yesterday, I took a medium-size bucket and filled it to the top.
>> > > I'll have to sort them this weekend, green or ripe. Then I'll
>> > > start making
>> > applesauce.
>> > > I've also found a pandowdy recipe that sounds yummy.  Applesauce
>> > > is the easiest though, since all I have to do is boil the apples
>> > > 10-15 minutes, then run them through the whatchamacallit that
>> > > squeezes out the good stuff and leaves the seeds and skins in the
>> > > pot.
> Yumaroo!
>> > >
>> > > They're little apples, 2-3 inches across, so it will take quite a
>> > > few to make a pie.  But it could be worth it.
>> > >
>> > > And then there's just plain eating them.  Or wrapping some up to
>> > > store for later.
>> > >
>> > > Tracy
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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