Guest guest Posted May 30, 2004 Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 Hello All Hey we are thinking about relocating. Here in Alaska it is very difficult to make a living on the farm. I just figured out that we are making about $2.00/hr at best when all things work out well. We are Currently operating a goat share and our shares are at $15.00 with a boarding fee of $6.00/week which is about as high as we really feel we can go and we just really don't have that large of a market area about 400,000 or so. Feed prices are high. Good grass hay $300.00/ton and feeding from mid to late Sept-early May. So we've decided after this season to sell all our goats except for a couple for family use. and spend a couple of years researching a place to start over down in the states. We would welcome any comments as we check into this process. We are looking for areas that people are having a hard time finding milk with favorable milk laws if possible and as far north as possible. We have polar bears in our family that are afraid they would melt! we would be interested in producing both cow and goats milk. We are also interested in doing grass fed meat, free range eggs, raw honey, vegetables and fruits. We are looking forward to what you all might suggest Matt Re: OK to mix coconut oil & good bacteria? Blair McMorran wrote:>Hi all, >I've posted this question on the coconut oil board, but did not get >any answer, so I thought I'd try it here. >>I wonder if anyone tell me if the lauric acid in coconut oil will >kill off the bacteria in whey, kefir, yogurt, etc? I have never >read anything that said it would, but plenty on how it kills the bad >bacteria, so I was wondering....>> >I don't know about the effects on bacteria but the one thing I find easy to forget is that coconut oil becomes pretty solid below 75 degrees. So I always end up adding it to something colder than I think it is and end up with chunks of coconut butter floating around. :-)PLEASE BE KIND AND TRIM YOUR POSTS WHEN REPLYING!Visit our Raw Dairy Files for a wealth of information!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RawDairy/files/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2004 Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 Matt, Personally, I would take a poll of your clients. Are they willing to buck up and share the cost, or not? Not trying to be catty or anything, but it's a supply and demand kind of thing. Your costs are high, so you pass the cost on where feasible. Just by asking, you are doing better than most... My $.02. Peace, Blane Take to heart this day that the LORD is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other. - Deu. 4:39 Whether you think you can, or think you can't, you're right. - Henry Ford ******************************************************* ----- Forwarded by Blane P on/ADM/CPE on 06/01/2004 01:45 PM ----- shaul <drmbj@matnet To: RawDairy .com> cc: Subject: Re: Farm Relocation 05/30/2004 11:11 PM Please respond to RawDairy Hello All Hey we are thinking about relocating. Here in Alaska it is very difficult to make a living on the farm. I just figured out that we are making about $2.00/hr at best when all things work out well. We are Currently operating a goat share and our shares are at $15.00 with a boarding fee of $6.00/week which is about as high as we really feel we can go and we just really don't have that large of a market area about 400,000 or so. Feed prices are high. Good grass hay $300.00/ton and feeding from mid to late Sept-early May. So we've decided after this season to sell all our goats except for a couple for family use. and spend a couple of years researching a place to start over down in the states. We would welcome any comments as we check into this process. We are looking for areas that people are having a hard time finding milk with favorable milk laws if possible and as far north as possible. We have polar bears in our family that are afraid they would melt! we would be interested in producing both cow and goats milk. We are also interested in doing grass fed meat, free range eggs, raw honey, vegetables and fruits. We are looking forward to what you all might suggest Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 We operate a cow share dairy on the West Plains of Spokane, WA. We see a great oppertunity for the same in Northern Idaho, as people are driving for 3 hrs each way to get milk. contact me if you have questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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