Local Farmer Markets

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesWhile in the process of promoting, marketing, and establishing the 3 rare chicken breeds raised here at CG Heartbeats Farm, I found the number of eggs produced greatly exceeded the eggs being sold.  Given the cost of feeding locally sourced Non-GMO and organic feed, the “chicken project” was costing as much as feeding 5… Continue reading Local Farmer Markets

Pryor Mountain Horse Range ~ Part 2

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesIn 2015 I found myself living out a dream that had only birthed the previous week as I traveled along the edge of McCullough Peaks.  Realizing I was close to where there were wild horse herds, I recalled parts of the PBS Series on Cloud, a mustang stallion.  His young life had been documented… Continue reading Pryor Mountain Horse Range ~ Part 2

Pryor Mountain Horse Range ~ Part 1

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI ended the blog post titled Yellowtail Swimming Hole sharing my belief that the Lord had an encounter with the wild mustangs that was just for me.  That a special moment would happen and I would know without a doubt it was intended for me.  That is all I had was belief that had… Continue reading Pryor Mountain Horse Range ~ Part 1

Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesHave you ever reached a point in the journey of your life, stopped for a moment and wondered, How did I get here?  That describes how I have felt these last few weeks as I wrote about my memories of new life and how it pertained to goats and horses. I turned down the… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Chickens

Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesContinuing the story concerning my passion for new life, this post shares briefly on the journey as it relates to horses.  I say briefly because the experiences and stories might make up a small book. I am limiting my sharing to this blog post with no comment on the possibility of future stories. If… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Horses

Clarks Fork

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesLast summer found me enjoying the high desert of Wyoming.  I stayed just east of Yellowstone for a couple weeks. One evening, I invited my Mom to take a drive with me to Clark’s Fork, or perhaps it was her idea we go.  We felt the need to get out and explore, even if… Continue reading Clarks Fork

Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAs a child I observed the birth of baby goats. I do not remember my age the first time I seen a baby born, but I may have been as young as 5.  Perhaps I was in early elementary school. Somewhere along the way we lost a kid or a goat due to complications… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life ~ Goats

Roots and Wings: New Life

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesAlmost all of my life, I found time standing still for the presentation of new life in animal form.  I have not kept track of the times I have observed, and sometimes assisted, in animal births. I am pretty sure the list includes goats, pigs, cattle, dogs, cats, horses and chickens. From an early… Continue reading Roots and Wings: New Life

Book Review: Extraordinary Influence

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesExtraordinary Influence speaks to a belief I have carried since childhood concerning the importance of leaders using affirmation instead of constructive criticism while still addressing the need for changes and improvements.  To be honest, seeing the need did not automatically give me the skills to conduct myself in such a manner. This book provides… Continue reading Book Review: Extraordinary Influence

Planting Seeds Indoors

PinShareShareTweet0 SharesI found a neat planting calendar on The Old Farmers Almanac, www.Almanac.com to enter ones location and view the suggested times lines for planting  various garden vegetables. Here I discovered that tomatoes, onions, lettuce and peppers need to be started the first to the middle of March (if starting indoors).  Actually, onions could be… Continue reading Planting Seeds Indoors