Interested in keeping goats or sheep or pigs? As part of the Bernalillo County Open Space Backyard Farming Series, I will be teaching a free workshop on dairy goats at the Gutierrez-Hubbell House this Saturday, August 16th, starting at 9 am, and Robin Miller will be teaching a workshop on sheep and pigs starting at 11 […]
Farm Animals
Cuckoo Marans Chickens
We get a lot of blog hits from people searching for information about Cuckoo Marans chickens, an older breed that is newly popular. There isn’t a lot of information about Cuckoo Marans out there, so I thought I would add a post about my experience with the breed. I’m not going to write about how […]
Catching a Swarm for a Top Bar Hive
Catching a swarm of bees is one of the most exciting things I’ve done. Not that it takes daring or any dramatic feat (no climbing trees or scaling rooftops for me). It’s just exciting. In the way seeing one of my goats give birth is exciting except with the bees I have a more active […]
Backyard Chickens & FREE Herb Workshop this Weekend
Saturday I’m teaching Kitchen Farmacy, a FREE workshop on medicinal uses of culinary herbs, at the Celebrate Seeds NM event being held in Old Town Albuquerque. 10:30 AM. See the Gardeners Guild website for more information. Sunday, I’m holding our first workshop of the season here at Sunstone. Our annual Backyard Chickens workshop starts at 10 […]
Think You’re Eating Farm Fresh Eggs? Think Again.
With the recent salmonella egg scare, it’s more important than ever to know where your food comes from. A photo of a happy chicken on your egg carton does not mean much more than you have a pretty egg carton. If you can’t raise your own flock, try to purchase your eggs from another backyard […]
Goat Milk Soap Now Available at Sunstone
Luscious goat milk soap made with fresh milk from our goats and honey from our bees is now available for sale at sunstoneherbs.com. We hand cut each bar and package them in a simple compostable brown paper bag. We aim for minimal packaging to reduce our environmental footprint. Due to the handcrafted nature, each bar will […]
