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Saffron & Honey
Jun 24, 20224 min read
Making Do
To begin with, we apologize for this week's article being late. Farming is often a weather-driven business, and it's simply been too...
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Saffron & Honey
Jun 15, 20222 min read
When the Grass is Greener
It's a bit of a stereotype than people have a thing about their lawns - correctly cut, no dead spots, perfect shade of green all over. In...
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Saffron & Honey
Jun 8, 20221 min read
Nope, Those Aren't Goats
Recently we brought both our San Clemente Island goats and our Soay sheep to the Maine Fiber Frolic in Windsor, Maine. We had an awesome...
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Saffron & Honey
May 31, 20222 min read
Just a few quick announcements
Good morning and happy gray-day! We are taking advantage of the drizzly weather to get housework and paperwork caught up and - honestly -...
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Saffron & Honey
May 24, 20224 min read
The Consequences of buying (and selling) cheap
I recently posted a comment on Facebook that I never considered would be controversial. I was mistaken. That comment was basically, "your...
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Saffron & Honey
May 18, 20222 min read
Updates and Anecdotes
Between technical and scheduling issues, it's been a couple of weeks since the last blog post came out, despite my best attempts. I spent...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Just a little off the top
The weather this year seemed to get unseasonable warm very early, and in an attempt to not have all the farm events going on at once, we...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 19, 20222 min read
Woolly Tales
One of the cool things about raising endangered heritage breeds, is that you not only end up with some of the rarest animals in the...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 13, 20221 min read
Birthing Babies
Soay sheep are one of the last sheep to shed their own wool. Their tails don't need docking and they almost always birth independently...
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Saffron & Honey
Apr 5, 20222 min read
What's in a Name?
Yesterday Petal gave birth to her first baby, a baby doeling. It was a quick, easy birthing which we were both very grateful for! I heard...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 31, 20223 min read
With Great Sadness
Aka: Little Lost Lamb Warning: If you are not a hardcore farmer/homesteader, don't read this. If your livestock/chickens are pets, rather...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 23, 20222 min read
Separation of the Sexes
As we get closer to the lambing/kidding season here on the homestead we are paying very close attention to our ladies in case there are...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 16, 20222 min read
Feeling Sheep-ish
AKA: Internet, Meet Julie When we got our sheep last October, We got a young ram, a wether, 3 adult ewes and 6 lambs. We later added...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Moving Day
This weekend the barn stalls were cleaned out, the boys moved to the back-half of the pen near the house and all of our lady goats were...
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Saffron & Honey
Mar 1, 20222 min read
Three Weeks and Counting
March 18th. That's the day Sherri becomes a full time homesteader and Saffron and Honey Homestead becomes something more than a side...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 22, 20222 min read
To Build a Barrier
Here at Saffron and Honey Homestead, we try and live in harmony with the environment as much as we can. We try to find ways to allow our...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 15, 20222 min read
We've Got Class!
In fact, we have more than one! March 19th at 10a we will offer our popular "Colony Raising Rabbits for Beginners" online. Interested in...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 8, 20221 min read
Ducks are Stupid (but cute)
I once wrote an article for Backyard Poultry about Muscovy and how hardy they are. I went into great depth about their ability to fend...
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Saffron & Honey
Feb 1, 20222 min read
Measuring Success
Starting a new business is a lot about forming goals and meeting them. When starting a homestead, that can be difficult, since income...
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Saffron & Honey
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Sunflower is Having Twins!
The vet was here today and we have confirmation - all our adult ewes and bred does are pregnant! And, as the spoiler says, Sunflower is...
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