As I mentioned earlier, turning our raw goat milk into homemade yogurt is a great way to fill my children with healthy probiotics and boost their immune system. Unless you heat the milk for extended time periods or add powdered milk, most homemade yogurt will come out fairly runny. While this is great for smoothies, […]
I am a big believer in using whole foods to keep our bodies healthy. In this day of scary viruses, a healthy immune system is especially important. One of the foods that the children make quite often is goat milk yogurt. It is full of probiotics that helps to keep their gut (and hence their […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jim, how do […]
Ever wonder how we manage to feed a family of ten? While we have a “never ending” supply of milk and eggs, it all starts with grocery shopping. During this video, you can see what food shopping for our family looks like! Impressive, huh?!?
Our dairy goats are not only foundational to Goat Milk Stuff, but they are a big part of our family as well. Each of them has a personality and during this series we’re hoping you’ll get to know more about them. Several years ago, we went to Idaho to get a few more goats to add to our growing […]
We started offering farm tours this year, which is something we’re really excited about. Everybody really enjoys them, but one thing we noticed was that elderly people had difficulty going up the incline by the barn. To make it safer for everyone (and less muddy!), we put in a sidewalk between the soaproom and the barn. […]
Your time is valuable and I want to make sure that when you spend time reading my blog, you’re getting the information that you want. I put together a short survey (13 questions) and would greatly appreciate you taking a few moments to answer them. Thanks for your time. I’ll use your response to […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Jade, do you […]
There are ALWAYS chores to be done at the Jonas house. Find out which chores the children handle and how they try to manipulate the chore system! How do you work chores at your house?
There is a saying in the goat community – “Goats are like potato chips. You can’t have just one.” It is so true! We have definitely found that our herd has grown to more animals than we really need because it is so hard to decide to sell any. Mostly because of the children. Each […]
Life is messy. Not just a little messy. Life is a lot messy. But I have found that it’s not the messes in my life that ruin my day. It is how I respond to the messes in my life that matters. This mess happened when one of the children dropped a bowl of barbecue sauce. I […]
We get asked lots of questions when we’re doing farm tours, selling soap at craft fairs, or simply running errands. Since most of those answers are heard only by the person who asked, we decided to share some of the common questions here on the blog. And of course you can ask a question of your own! Greyden, what’s your […]
Why did we start a family business? Not just to support the family financially. Watch the video to discover our reasons. Do you have or want your own family business? Why?
*** Now closed It’s time for another Goat Milk Stuff contest! There will be 3 winners that will each receive 1 sample pack. ($50 retail value). The sample pack includes 28 travel bars of our most popular scents. The Facts: Contest Begins: 10/1/14 Contest Ends: 10/31/14 Winners Announced: November 2014 GMS Newsletter Number of Winners: 3 Prize: 1 sample pack. ($50 […]
I have five brothers who are still growing. Constantly. We’re always buying them new clothes, because as farm kids, they wear them out before they can pass them down to the next brother. Another thing we’re always buying is shoes and boots – you’d think those would last them a while, but they go even […]