My Big Back Yard Comments http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com city grrls do farming Sat, 17 May 2008 00:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: mybigbackyard http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/05/06/the-kindness-of-strangers/#comment-149 Thu, 08 May 2008 15:12:25 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/05/06/the-kindness-of-strangers/#comment-149 Hello Joanne! I'm so glad you stumbled across our little backyard in the blogosphere! I'll email you, for sure, cos there's alot i *don't* know about herdshare and so on, and am just a newbie to the raw dairy movement - kind of (daughter of a farmer so grew up on a pretty self sufficient property, plenty of raw dairy in this formative grrl's diet!) ... I'll put you on our blog links, cos we like your magazine... IN terms of someone to share the milk out, I'm not sure exactly what that entails, but I'd love to know more details... we've registered our interest in the herdshare via the website... I'd love to know more, and i'd be keen to contribute to your magazine too, if you like my writing and it seems appropriate... Thanks for your interest! Virginia Hello Joanne! I’m so glad you stumbled across our little backyard in the blogosphere! I’ll email you, for sure, cos there’s alot i *don’t* know about herdshare and so on, and am just a newbie to the raw dairy movement - kind of (daughter of a farmer so grew up on a pretty self sufficient property, plenty of raw dairy in this formative grrl’s diet!) … I’ll put you on our blog links, cos we like your magazine… IN terms of someone to share the milk out, I’m not sure exactly what that entails, but I’d love to know more details… we’ve registered our interest in the herdshare via the website… I’d love to know more, and i’d be keen to contribute to your magazine too, if you like my writing and it seems appropriate… Thanks for your interest! Virginia

]]> by: The Nourisher http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/05/06/the-kindness-of-strangers/#comment-148 Thu, 08 May 2008 12:43:14 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/05/06/the-kindness-of-strangers/#comment-148 Hi Chaz and Virginia. Boy am I glad to have found this lovely piece of the blogsphere. I think I'm addicted to your blog already. Yes there is a herdshare happening soon. We're just working on the contracts now. The farmer's market at Bangalow and Byron will be a pick up point but we're still looking for a person to share the milk out. Any ideas? BTW your dairy farmer sounds precious. Maybe he'd like to sell some cows for the Lismore herdshare. If you want to register your interest in the herdshare, sign up to the newsletter at herdshare.com. Also, you can drop me a line anytime. I'm obsessed with raw dairy herdshares leading the way in community supported agriculture in our region. Blessings Joanne Hi Chaz and Virginia. Boy am I glad to have found this lovely piece of the blogsphere. I think I’m addicted to your blog already. Yes there is a herdshare happening soon. We’re just working on the contracts now. The farmer’s market at Bangalow and Byron will be a pick up point but we’re still looking for a person to share the milk out. Any ideas? BTW your dairy farmer sounds precious. Maybe he’d like to sell some cows for the Lismore herdshare. If you want to register your interest in the herdshare, sign up to the newsletter at herdshare.com. Also, you can drop me a line anytime. I’m obsessed with raw dairy herdshares leading the way in community supported agriculture in our region.

Blessings

Joanne

]]> by: Michael http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-147 Mon, 05 May 2008 16:44:10 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-147 live life as art darling .... put it out there and i am sure some scotch hands will surely come your way. best of luck live life as art darling …. put it out there and i am sure some scotch hands will surely come your way.

best of luck

]]> by: mybigbackyard http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-146 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:27:50 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-146 it's true, they would be easy to make, and indeed i found some for sale at a homewares shop today (they were quite small and apparently used to make gnocchi also (better that the rolling on a fork method, methinks...) but they were just made of offcuts and looked so unappealing... i'm a bit sentimental about the scotch hands my mum used to use - artisan crafted, Amish style... so i passed up the homewares version... it’s true, they would be easy to make, and indeed i found some for sale at a homewares shop today (they were quite small and apparently used to make gnocchi also (better that the rolling on a fork method, methinks…) but they were just made of offcuts and looked so unappealing… i’m a bit sentimental about the scotch hands my mum used to use - artisan crafted, Amish style… so i passed up the homewares version…

]]> by: mybigbackyard http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-145 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:24:07 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-145 the tashi house is most excellent. i'm not sure that tashi regards it as a step up from the verandah (which is undoubtedly is, it's a veritable mansion), however, she spends most of her days in it lately, since we are still in the grip of the freakiest amount of water falling from the sky that i have ever experienced... it suits her, but she still loves the copper mountain, so i had to move it close to her home... Ali, the yoghurt was strange, and clearly didn't happen the way it was meant to happen, but i figured it was good anyway, and used it in smoothies and on food. The texture was not what I'm used to. I shall try again soon... and we have butter often now. I make it every couple of days... i'm tracking down equipment as you have no doubt seen... will report on progress! the tashi house is most excellent. i’m not sure that tashi regards it as a step up from the verandah (which is undoubtedly is, it’s a veritable mansion), however, she spends most of her days in it lately, since we are still in the grip of the freakiest amount of water falling from the sky that i have ever experienced… it suits her, but she still loves the copper mountain, so i had to move it close to her home…

Ali, the yoghurt was strange, and clearly didn’t happen the way it was meant to happen, but i figured it was good anyway, and used it in smoothies and on food. The texture was not what I’m used to. I shall try again soon… and we have butter often now. I make it every couple of days… i’m tracking down equipment as you have no doubt seen… will report on progress!

]]> by: sarah http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-144 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:19:03 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/19/i-want-no-i-need-these/#comment-144 looks like some scotch hands would be easy to make...just paddles with grooves> sx looks like some scotch hands would be easy to make…just paddles with grooves> sx

]]> by: sarah http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-143 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:07:00 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-143 well...that tashi house looks lovely. the upturned cauldron and stump look like goat fun fair at the entrance...sx well…that tashi house looks lovely. the upturned cauldron and stump look like goat fun fair at the entrance…sx

]]> by: sima http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/whats-been-happening-and-some-babies/#comment-142 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:01:36 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2007/11/27/whats-been-happening-and-some-babies/#comment-142 Hi dear. My name is sima I live in London. I am wondring if you know or have a baby chicken for sale. I could not find any farm here near london. Please tell me where to buy a chik. Thank you. Kind regards. SIMA Hi dear.
My name is sima I live in London. I am wondring if you know or have a baby chicken for sale. I could not find any farm here near london. Please tell me where to buy a chik. Thank you.

Kind regards.
SIMA

]]> by: Ali http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-141 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:35:44 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-141 The dairy photos and descriptions are mouthwatering. I've never had anything to do with milk, direct from cow. It's a material I am completely unfamiliar with. It looks lush & lovely to play with, I want to dip my fingers into the newly-churned butter to see if it tastes as good as it looks. Hope your recipe-investigation is progressing nicely. How did the yoghurt turn out? The dairy photos and descriptions are mouthwatering. I’ve never had anything to do with milk, direct from cow. It’s a material I am completely unfamiliar with. It looks lush & lovely to play with, I want to dip my fingers into the newly-churned butter to see if it tastes as good as it looks. Hope your recipe-investigation is progressing nicely. How did the yoghurt turn out?

]]> by: Michael http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-140 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:20:15 +0100 http://mybigbackyard.blogsome.com/2008/04/15/marge-the-rains-are-ere/#comment-140 oh my ... so much to take in .. fantastic .. congratualtions .. ya hoo xx Michael oh my … so much to take in .. fantastic .. congratualtions .. ya hoo

xx

Michael

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