Chicama Run Family Farm

So it's been awhile since I have blogged - I post on facebook all the time just because it's there and I can do it from my phone - it's SOOOO easy!

Alright, we had a wonderful summer - but let's get on with what's going on now.

We currently are waiting on goats to give birth.  I have a monitor stuck in the barn so I can see in the morning - yet we still have to go out there.  This week would be a WONDERFUL week for them to decide to "pop" since I see it will be warmer this weekend.

Our family is now 7.  We are in the process of adopting the 2 oldest ones (15 & turning 17 this week)... and we have a cute little monster child of the age 4.  She joined us back in June and it has been an adventure!  I'm trying to work on getting our family eating better without always shocking them (such as saying "SURPRISE that's LIVER!).... so I am slowly just removing stuff from the house.  Not all at once - but the local food pantry is getting some extra stuff from us this year just because I don't want it in the house.

Some of the things I am working on integrating - actual bone broth - my next project is beef broth (I really hated buying it over the holidays), cooking from scratch - I know that sounds daunting but I want to make it simple yet healthy.....no more microwave - did you know that 95% of the nutrients from certain veggies are killed by sticking them in the microwave?  tea..... simple huh?  I had my 1st cup of coffee Christmas eve morning in over 2 months... I wanted a hot chocolate substitute - plus I was trying to rev myself up to start cooking....tea would have been better.  I have an excellent selection of teas on my counter now!  less otc meds - with the teas I am helping boost the immune systems of the kids and hopefully we will see results.... I have made some salves and such (one is for my 11 year old's eczema which can get really bad over the winter so fingers crossed it will work!)....little to no high fructose corn syrup.... fermented veggies and drinks (coconut water kefir is on the counter now).

Another goal is to work on a cookbook to release by next Christmas of my trials etc that average "non-cooks" can actually do without taking a cooking course!  That is the #1 comment I get from people - "I don't know how to cook...." well guess what?  I don't either - but I can read and yes I make a lot of ooops dinners especially when trying to adapt some of these recipes I have for decent grass-fed meats.... but if I can do it, I think anyone can!  Just ask my mom about me and cooking :)  It was never something I wanted to do - now I am at a point of needing to and starting to enjoy it a lot more than I thought I would.

Here's to 2011!