Posts Tagged ‘goats’

Artisan Cheese on the Farm (video)

This story is about an artisan cheese producer who raises goats on her farm, and produces cheeses from the goats milk.

Chickens and Goats in Urban Backyards

February 28, 2011 An ordinance to make it easier to raise food producing animals (FPAs) in the city of Denver is under consideration. While various city committees review the proposed ordinance (PDF), the director of Denver Urban Homesteaders, James Bertini, is working on a ballot initiative to let the citizens of Denver vote on the [...]

Visit to an Urban Agriculture Organic Farm Supply Store (slideshow)

CUpS recently spent the day filming at Naomi’s Organic Farm Supply for an upcoming DVD series, and had the good fortune to get to know the co-founder of the company, Naomi Montacre, an expert on raising egg laying chickens in urban environments. It’s incredible the amount of information that Naomi possesses at her finger tips, [...]

Livestock Auction at Dill’s

On our farm, Quite Contrary, one of the most exciting plans we have for this season, is to to add a few goats to our homestead for milk, free fertilizer, and also because they are so adorable. I spent months over the winter researching breeds, proper conformation, dietary needs, space requirements and everything else I could [...]

A Diversified Crop and Livestock Farmer: My Introduction

Part I: I am a diversified livestock and vegetable farmer with six acres of land, where I now run a full time farm business called The Little Homestead. While I’ll be covering various aspects of food and farming in future articles on CUpS, I figured that first off, an introduction would be in order. This [...]