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! Brett, what are […]
We heated our old house exclusively with wood. We have a fireplace insert at our new house, but we also use gas heat (which is good because my bedroom is at the opposite end of the house from the fireplace). We have a lot of downed trees from the construction on our new farm. A […]
The other day, we were all in the soaproom getting our work done, and we couldn’t find Indigo. We weren’t sure if she was hiding in the house, or in the barn, but she wasn’t in the retail room, which is where she usually is if she’s in the soaproom. Imagine how surprised Mom was […]
When we lived in Charlestown, Farmer Frazier would bring us our hay as round bales, deposit them in the pasture, and we’d be good. Here in Scottsburg, we have our own hay field. Because we don’t have a tractor to move round bales, we have Farmer Todd put up our hay in square bales. First […]
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! “Indigo, what is […]
During the goat photoshoot, Jason (our barn cat) came over to visit the humans, and got a whole bunch of baby goats instead. The babies love Jason. Actually, they love his tail. The babies love trying to eat his tail, and he loves teasing them by waving it around where they can’t reach it. It […]
Every year or so, we try to take “official” goat photos for the website. With the craziness of the move and construction, we haven’t had much of a chance to take goat photos. Our last goat photoshoot was over two years ago, and we didn’t even have official photos of some of the babies. I’ve been […]
***NOW CLOSED It’s time for another Goat Milk Stuff contest! This month’s contest will be a little different. We will be giving away 1 sample pack ($50 retail value) to each winner. A sample pack includes 28 travel bars of our most popular soap scents. Each travel bar will come in a cotton GMS bag. The Facts: Contest Begins: 8/1/14 Contest Ends: […]
Building a house was not something our family had ever planned to do. But with the growth of Goat Milk Stuff, we needed a new farm and soaproom. And since the property we purchased did not have a house, we needed a house too! The construction project took almost two years from start to finish. […]
Once most of the painting was done, the house started getting important items like kitchen cabinets, counter tops, thermostats*, bath tubs, and bathroom cabinets. We spent hours in the house helping to open cardboard boxes and then carting the empty cardboard away. With all the cabinets, bathroom fixtures, light fixtures, ceiling fans, doors, and everything else […]
When they painted our bedrooms, we were that much closer to living in our bedrooms. We still needed carpet, lights, switches, trim, doors, and a whole lot more, but the rooms were very colorful. Which made all of us beyond excited!
When we were building our house, the stairs were some of the last things to be built, and it’s hard to jump up a three foot wall when you’re carrying things. So Lucky built us what was affectionately called, “the chicken board”. First it was on the side of the house, when they were framing […]
A lot of work went into the house – clearing the land, digging the basement. That was cool to watch. But the best part was when they started framing it. That was when the new house became real for me – when we had walls and rooms framed out. That was when I realized, “we are […]
Construction was a very serious time. Every day, there were decisions to be made that would impact our farm forever. So there was a lot of talking to Lucky, sitting down with plans, magazines, and paint colors, and thinking hard about what we wanted. But it wasn’t all serious. We had a ton of fun during […]
Lucky, our contractor, is absolutely amazing. From the very beginning, he’s been here to help us make our property the best it can be. In order for him to help us with that, we have to talk to him a lot. I made it my personal mission to take as many pictures of Lucky talking […]