Country living

The creators of "vegan comfort food" at Counter Cafe made us aware of this story featuring the rescue of 25 malnourished goats in Waco who were initially housed in cramped quarters with the carcasses of other goats strewn about. The Sunny Day Farms Animal Sanctuary out of La Coste has posted some photos of the goats online, and are keeping us up to date as to their progress. [ more › ]  

From Reuters. This may apply to farming Paleos."People can contract skin lesions from goats and sheep infected with the Orf virus through household meat preparation or when slaughtering the animals, a federal agency said on Thursday in a report aimed at doctors in ethnically diverse communities.The Orf virus - sometimes misdiagnosed as a more serious disease such as anthrax - is most commonly transmitted to humans on farms. It has also been...  

Livonia's zoning ordinance permits residents who live on property zoned rural urban farms that are a half-acre or larger to keep fowl or rabbits for personal consumption. Rural urban farm-zoned residents can keep two horses on one acre or larger ...  

... imported purebred goats in various areas in the region to assist farmers pursue and achieve food self-sufficiency and self-reliance. Regional Executive Director Marilyn Sta. Catalina said recipients of the program are the Abra State Institute of ...  

Check out the farm's events schedule at www.wesmarfarms.com ... Mesler, 60, is a pharmacist at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vt. She is cheese maker at home, where she makes goat cheese from the milk of animals in her backyard ...