[Ag-eq] Apple harvest

[David Andrews]

GMO is genetically modified organism, so GMO-free meat would be from 
an animal that had had no genetic manipulation etc .  I don't know if 
it also means they haven't eaten any gmo modified grain etc.?

Dave

At 04:26 PM 8/23/2015, you 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
> > To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > 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
> > > To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> > > 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.

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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