Welcome to 2023! It’s been a while since we’ve posted, or updated our website.
The last three years of drought conditions have been hard on the landscape, and the extreme summer heat is hard on the animals, but our livestock and crops have made it through. We’re thankful for the irrigation water we were able to receive last year, although at a very high price. The early precipitation this winter is encouraging and we hope it continues over the next few months of our rainy season.
We’ve taken a break from breeding our goats these last two years. With the remarkable increase in feed prices, the market for goat kids has taken a hit. We’re very particular about selling our kids to good homes – if we breed and can’t find homes, we’d have to keep and feed the babies and that’s not feasible.
On the Farm Stand front, we’ve recently done some redecorating, extended the hours of operation, and added Venmo as a payment method! The Stand is now open four days per week – Thursdays through Sundays – from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Stand is loaded with some great citrus right now and local honey. Our hens are also picking up their egg laying and we’ll have more eggs available every week as the daylight hours get longer.
Speaking of eggs, they’ve been in the news a lot lately. They’re hard to find and prices are sky-high when you can find them. Our eggs have been $4/dozen for years, even as the price of feed has increased. We are considering raising the price of our farm-fresh eggs, but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.
Thanks for reading, and thanks for supporting our small farm. We wish you all the best in 2023!