5 Sept. 2022
No, we didn’t move, and get a barn, but the Goats did!
Sort of!
We’ve been asked to “farm” a friends property. After them seeing what we’ve been doing here at Briden Farm over the past couple of years, with our Goat, Pigs, and rotational and regenerative pasturing, they asked us to come farm their property also.
The main goal is to help keep it from reverting back to forests, possibly help improve the old hay fields, and make use of their Barn.
Before Goats
Over the past couple of years We’ve used Goats and Pigs to help clear the woodlands here at Briden Farm. Slowly turning woodlands into silvopasrure and gardens.
The previous picture and the next page show the before and after the goats spent about 15 hours on it…
After 15 hours of Browsing
I should add that Goats don’t graze, they browse.
So, before this photo was taken, the close up looked like this…
Close up of browsed area
The next photo shows it, closeup, after I hit a few left over sprigs with the trimmer….
After the Goats and Trimmer
Now, it’s definitely going to take time to cover the 7 acres! The first section of Pasture was about 6400 Sq Ft. I think they have, maybe a day, or two, left on it. So about 4 - 5 days of actual browsing and then I’ll probably have about an hour of trimming.
It’s sort of a different approach than what we’ve have been using here at Briden Farm though! Here, we’ve taken two approaches. One being to move the Goats at least every 30 days, and move the pigs every two weeks. The second, is to give them what they need to be happy, but try to stretch it out as long as possible to make maximum use of the half acre to an acre or so we keep them on.
Whereas, at the Barn, the property were now farming, it’s more to see how much ground they can cover, while still doing a good job.
The next step on this original 6400 Sq Ft will be to put pigs on it. They’ll till up the soil. Preparing the area for a Spring Garden.
Three Little Pigs
If all goes well, later this week, we’ll be getting three new piglets! Who knows what the Three Little Pigs we’re called?
Since there will be two intact males, and a female, we’ll probably use one of the males for breeding, one for future sale, or processing, and keep the female to keep our Lara company over the Winter.
Lara, who we hope to breed in December will enjoy the company of the new little sow, because her brothers, Curly and Moe will be heading off to “Freezer Camp” later this Fall.
Not all the time is spent working!
Sometimes we just enjoy the new Barn…
Beautiful Stalls
We also enjoy the Barn and sometimes even decorate it …
Beautiful Contemplation
Sometimes our schedules get busy, and we cut corners on our meals…
Usually though, we eat fresh from the Farm and Garden.
Hamburger with Garden Fresh Tomato and Zucchini
With all of this, You might wonder how we have time for our Watkins Products Business! Right?
Well, what if I told You that Watkins has already done the bulk of the work! For over 150 years they’ve created a Brand Loyal Customer base!
Thing is, while families have used Watkins Products for generations, ever since 1868, they often find it difficult to find a Watkins Products Consultant!
As a result we often have new Consultants tell is they can’t believe how easy it is! “People just need someone to buy it from!”. That’s a statement we hear quite often!
It truly is a Respected Home Business
25 Bales of Hay and 7 Chicken Crates!
Must have been quite a sight!
Someone said it’s the Biggest little truck in the Valley!
Nice natural hay, made right! Grown without chemicals! Packed tight, nice heavy bales, and a good size to handle!
Perhaps the best part is, we still have access to about 100-150 bales! Let us know if you need hay! Call me, Brian at Briden Farm. (902) 907-0770
Guess it’s time to call it a night!