Tag Archives: goat

Animals, Cheese, Electricity

Solar Cheese

willow the goat kid

The first of our two goats kidded on 2nd April, meaning we again have more milk then we can consume fresh or as yoghurt. The other thing we have in excess is electricity, having finally completed the installation of our 2KW Solar PV off grid system. I decided to combine the two excesses and use only home produced power to make my first cheese of … Continue reading Solar Cheese »

Hay, Hedges and Fences

Hay Making 2014 – nearing the end and welcoming new residents

The last of Cae Mari Jones has been cut. Some of the patches that had a lot of Knapweed in have been used to mulch various areas of perennial plants. We have also made a couple more racks, managing to wilt the hay sufficiently between the showers. The patch of grass to the right has now been cut and this rack is in the barn … Continue reading Hay Making 2014 – nearing the end and welcoming new residents »