We were asked recently about milking our goats and cows and why we drink raw milk.  I thought I would go through a typical milk and give you an insight into what happens to the milk after it comes out of the udder.

When we milk the goats we have them up on a milking stand.  It is possible to milk without having them up on the stand, in fact that’s how we did it before I built the current stand, but it is more difficult to milk a moving goat.

The stand I built was taken off plans that were i...

There are photos of animals being butchered below so if you are squeamish or offended by animal carcasses please refrain from viewing them.

May Begins

With the beginning of May we had a couple of big things happen at Em Nau.  Firstly we had the home butcher come in and dispatch the two resident pigs on 01 May.  The butcher was due to arrive at about 0630 so by then I needed to have the fire lit and the water in the bath heated for the sow (more on why later).  We also enlisted the help of...