Farming While Sick
The normal homesteading routine around here is that I get up with my husband between 4-4:30 in the morning, pack his lunch, tend to...
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Saffron & Honey
- Feb 8
- 3 min
The Misunderstanding Around "Self-sustaining"
I saw a post recently where someone (who oddly enough raised and sold chickens) was making fun of those who wanted to raise chickens...
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Saffron & Honey
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
Holiday Happenings
With 2022 drawing to a close, we will be taking a break from blogs, newsletters, etc until after the end of the year. This is the time we...
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Saffron & Honey
- Dec 14, 2022
- 4 min
Bye-Bye Buckeyes
The Buckeye Chicken is one of the many on the list of heritage breed chickens recognized by the Livestock Conservancy as in need of...
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Saffron & Honey
- Nov 10, 2022
- 2 min
Pumpkins for Poultry
(And other animals!) Fall is a great time for treats on the Homestead. There is apparently something about dead leaves that goats, sheep...
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Saffron & Honey
- Nov 1, 2022
- 3 min
Betty Botter's Better Butter
Aka: Not all food is created equal We did a little experiment a few weeks ago around butter. After all, butter is butter, right? Does the...
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Saffron & Honey
- Oct 26, 2022
- 2 min
Love is in the Air
This is the time of year when the cry of lonely goat-ladies fills the air every three weeks and their tails begin a-wagging. Our boys...
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Saffron & Honey
- Oct 19, 2022
- 3 min
Fluffy Butts are the Best!
Here on the Homestead we've raised a number of chicken breeds and Standard Cochins are by far our favorites. While not all of them have...
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Saffron & Honey
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Different Habits for Different Rabbits
I recently posted on one of my homestead Facebook groups that my basil has all been killed off by an unexpected frost, so I'd fed it to...
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Saffron & Honey
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
Superstitions
In a past life - before I decided to raise goats full time - I worked in behavioral health. While I sincerely hope to never return to...
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Saffron & Honey
- Sep 28, 2022
- 1 min
Here Comes the Rain Again.
After a few months of dry weather, most of the last week has returned to rain and wind. The pasture is still drying out several days...
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Saffron & Honey
- Sep 15, 2022
- 3 min
The Importance of Boys
Yesterday was a sad day. We lost two of our boys here on the farm - one unexpectedly. No matter how expected though, loosing an animal is...
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Saffron & Honey
- Sep 8, 2022
- 2 min
Before You Know It...
It's always strange, when the fields are still green and the days are still warm to start thinking about winter. It's easy to ignore that...
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Saffron & Honey
- Aug 31, 2022
- 2 min
Bot Flies are Bad for Bunnies
Apologies once again for the delay in weeks. While my time management has improved greatly, there is little I can do about internet...
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Saffron & Honey
- Aug 9, 2022
- 2 min
Trashes and Treasures
Growing up in Maine and having moved a number of times, there seems to have been a fondness - at least at one point in time - for...
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Saffron & Honey
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
The Importance of Being Earnst
(About Your Bio-Security) I can't speak for other parts of the country, but here in northern New England the Avian Flu - also known as...
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Saffron & Honey
- Jul 20, 2022
- 1 min
The Week off
Sorry folks, event prep for this weekend means no blog today! We invite you to come see all the critters at the Maine Renaissance Faire...
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Saffron & Honey
- Jul 12, 2022
- 2 min
You Make This Work
Seriously. As cliched as if may be, it's true. We could love our heritage breeds all day long, but without people buying, selling,...
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Saffron & Honey
- Jul 6, 2022
- 3 min
When Good Goats go Bad
In that past, we have written and spoken on the subject of goat horns, and our belief that goats should be allowed to live their lives...
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Saffron & Honey
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Milking It
We got through a lot of milk here at Saffron and Honey. While we aren't yet milking our goats, we frequently pick up a gallon or two of...
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