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  • Old Man Winter, you’ve got a price on your head.

    Old Man Winter, you’ve got a price on your head.

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    Nerdbilly

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    We find ourselves buried in snow again, much to our chagrin. And you are correct in assuming that the use of plural pronouns means I speak not only for the humans, but all of the animals here on the farm, too. The cold weather and deep snow has resulted in a diagnosis of severe cabin…

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  • Sustainable Practices

    Sustainable Practices

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    Nerdbilly

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    Sustainability is a word one hears bandied about quite a bit these days, and like “green,” “organic” and “natural,” it’s really something we have to examine on an individual basis to see if the person using the term imbues it with the same definition that we do. For me, “to sustain” is to have the…

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  • Cookies! Cookies!

    Cookies! Cookies!

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    Nerdbilly

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    Did you know that goats love animal crackers? Well, ours do anyways. If they had their way, cookies would be the staple of their diet. But much like deep-fried cheese sticks and ice cream in the human diet, grain-based treats should be minimal on the menu for goats. As ruminants, they really should be eating…

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