Meet the Goats

Here are some shots of our new buckling, Splash. He is a purebred Nubian. We look forward to having some colorful offspring this year. Nancy is our only Boer doe. She is due to kid in March-April--her first freshening. Tango is our matriarch. She is a beautiful Nubian doe who gave us four beautiful kids in January. Her daughter from 2009 is in our herd, too. Bambi is a solid brown Nubian with roan ears and some black along her back and on her legs. She is bred to Splash and will hopefully kid in June.

Photos from the farm

Here are some "before" photos of the old homeplace we plan to restore. This is the house in which my father was born. He lived here until he was about 7 years old. The house was built c.1923, by my grandfather's oldest brother. Along with the house, there is a barn and a big shop. Plans are to restore all of them to working condition and use them in our agritourism business.
The eggs are a comparison of chicken, duck and goose eggs. The goose egg is in the center and is approximately twice as large as a brown chicken egg. The duck egg is the white egg in the lower right.
The peas were some we planted in late August as somewhat of a cover crop to improve nitrogen levels in soil. However, they made quite a good crop, which we have enjoyed through the winter.

Our First Blog

Rocking A Sustaianable Farm is the name of our newly formed farm business venture. My husband, Harlan, and I are both corporate people who just happened to grow up on farms about 5 miles apart in two adjacent counties in Georgia. Little did I know that the freckle-faced boy on my school bus would become my husband and farming partner twenty years later!Harlan and I have just had the most amazing weekend in Athens, GA at the Georgia Organics Annual Conference. We learned so much and met so many interesting people. Our hopes are to put into action some of the new ideas we have in regards to our farm. Within the upcoming two weeks we will begin renovating our 1920's barn, home, and shop; as we make progress we will post photos to keep you up to date.