Air's Wild Acres
Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.
Category: Regenerative Agriculture
Latest posts
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A Vote for Agriculture is a Vote for All of US
Current Mood, October 2, 2024: After receiving an email about the onsite certification I have to go through to ensure my egg laying animals are living in a context that provides them “adequate space,” I’m… Read more
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A Stressful Kidding Season Comes to an End.
Our kidding season started 38 days ago, with our first healthy baby born to Phoebe on January 17. Rachel the Goat followed two weeks later, on February 3, with two healthy babies. I always have… Read more
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Meet the Milk Goats
We’ve had our original dwarf Nigerian dairy goats since 2020, when it made sense to start thinking about access to fresh, good quality milk that the lactose intolerant in our house can drink (goat’s milk… Read more
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Winter on the Farm: Looking Forward in the New Year
Happy New Year from the Crazy Crew at Air’s Wild Acres! I *love* this time of year. We all commonly think of it is as a time for new beginnings, thanks to the change in… Read more
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Process for Milking a Dwarf Nigerian Goat and Supplies List
When I started milking last year, I had no idea what I was doing. I read a ton about the best way to keep things clean, how to handle raw milk, and literally, how to… Read more
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What happens when I skip milking days?
I mostly just farm to see what happens when I try different things. Introduction As I mentioned in a recent post, June was #nationaldairymonth, which I used as an excuse to talk about my goats… Read more
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Adapting to Changes in Farm Plans
What happens when plans need to change? You just keep going. During June, I started a series of instagram posts to celebrate #nationaldairymonth, with an ambitious goal of posting once a day. After coming up… Read more
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Taking a Step Back and Making Space for New Voices at the Table
Of my many faults as a human, my tendency towards nostalgia is probably one of my traits that annoys me the most. I am so easily sucked into a photo album or an old blog,… Read more
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My Brief and Lovely Time as a Quail Farmer
Update: I wrote this post back in 2021, after I acquired several quail. Unfortunately, we later lost these animals to a predator and I was devastated. With that said, the enthusiasm, passion and energy for… Read more
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Earth Week Action Items: Partnering to Motivate Change
I need to start this post with a disclaimer: I make a lot of mistakes. I’m human, and we’re subject to a variety of outside forces that will affect our likes, dislikes, personal biases, economic… Read more
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