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Re: Catholic Land Movement
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2022, 12:42:42 PM »
Excellent.
Goats are dual purpose more so than sheep, unless you plan to shear then and spin wool.
I've never had goat meat and I really like lamb, but it's expensive in the stores. I think we might sell the wool or use it as stuffing? Also, we're interested in seeing if sheep's milk/cheese is a better alternative than cow's since we kind of have health issues with dairy. If goat's milk tastes fine, could try having them instead of sheep.

Re: Catholic Land Movement
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2022, 12:49:44 PM »
I've never had goat meat and I really like lamb, but it's expensive in the stores. I think we might sell the wool or use it as stuffing? Also, we're interested in seeing if sheep's milk/cheese is a better alternative than cow's since we kind of have health issues with dairy. If goat's milk tastes fine, could try having them instead of sheep.
Goat Meat is excellent!
And as long as you keep everything clean and have healthy goats, the milk is awesome.  Fattier than cows milk, too.  Makes the best yogurt and cheese!

Goats are less susceptible to disease than sheep and don't get gamey tasting as they age.

Do not eat unneutered male goats.  Testosterone makes the meat taste terrible.  Your dogs can eat it, though.

Just be sure to get a milk goat breed which does well in your climate. 

Goat milk is second to human milk, just behind camel milk, as far as digestibility and nutrition go.


Re: Catholic Land Movement
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2022, 07:16:11 PM »
Native. Curious, I thought you would be Arab or Moorish because of your nick.
No. my heritage is mostly Irish. But the name Nadir originated in a round about way from an Albanian.

Re: Catholic Land Movement
« Reply #23 on: June 08, 2022, 07:29:46 PM »
My husband started homesteading/off-grid and it was a huge change since he was raised in the city. He had to save up in order to do so. The growing season is short (long winters) but we do have chickens that will give us many eggs a day. Ideally, we'd like our children to settle on the land and have their own families, and create a sort of community. Also, we didn't finish post-secondary but have done a bit of it, so we're not keen on encouraging it to our kids, especially daughters.

We do sell our eggs to our neighbour and to another local, barter for beef and canned goods. Our area is not very traditional or Catholic really and many of the farmers' children have moved to the city. I have seen some kids around here help with the cattle ranches. We plan to get sheep and dogs, but it depends on our financial situation.

Unfortunately, our land flooded recently so my husband had to move to a spot with higher elevation to start building our house.