OakMoon Farm

05/24/2026

I'm fully converted to the use of bubble wrap to start seeds for the garden. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing sustainable about plastic bubble wrap, and corrugated cardboard can also be used. I expect the cardboard would barely make it being kept quite wet for a few weeks, but would still be a more sustainable alternative. The bubble wrap can be saved to be used many times, so there's that.

05/21/2026

The things that go on in a goat barn.

Olive is great-grandmother to young Butter. Nothing like a gentle spar after breakfast on a foggy morning.

05/19/2026

This is what true baby goat love looks like. And maybe a little obsession in the mix (yes, yearling Bonnie is getting schooled in proper etiquette around the kids.)

05/19/2026

Goat scene I wish I'd had the camera ready for? Great-GrandMaMa Olive gently sparring with tiny boys Butter and Egg. The little guys were going the whole fight dance on their back legs at their old gran, and she satisfyingly assumed the come-at-me pose with her head cocked and ears back before letting them give her head a baby knock. So sweet, and if I can I'll record it next time.

04/11/2026

What we are: Grey heads navigating our elder and crone times of life with perspective and as much good humor as we can manage. We still keep a few goats, a flock of hens, a pack of collies and ourselves together most of the time.

What we are not anymore: Goat cheese makers. That ship has sailed, y'all.

(Artful chicken photo by the lovely L, one of our photog grands.)

12/06/2025

When getting a goat bred, never pass up the chance to bring a hunk o'burning love like this guy home. The girls are gaga.
After his undignified ride home in the Ingles bag, Ford will be BROC (big rooster on campus) for the rest of his days. Thanks, Christy-Lynn!

11/28/2025

An Ode to Old Mr. White

(Rhetorical. Do not contact me offering roosters.)

Give me a rooster both bold and bright,
A rooster who crows in the dark of night,
A handsome bird of girth and might,
Give me a rooster like Old Mr. White.

Find me a rooster who will not fight,
A rooster who yields and does what's right,
Give me a rooster who lives his life,
As gentle and kindly as Old Mr. White.

Give me a rooster that's bold and bright,
That crows at dawn and NOT in the night,
A rooster who yields, is kindly and right,
Who thrills the hens but shows no fight.
I'll find me a rooster like Old Mr. White.

R.I.P. 11/28/25, approximately 11 yrs old

07/01/2025

Note: this GoFundMe is for Margy Burton, a long-time goat friend. She fell and broke a hip and if you know how it is when a goat lady is laid up, you know the ship gets real. I don't know why there's no proper thumbnail with the link, but please take a look and help if you can.

Hi everyone, hope you’re doing well. I’m reaching out to ask for support for this GoFundMe. This cause is important and whether you can donate or simply share the fundraiser, every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated. Here’s the link:

06/12/2025

This is the routine, though I'm not usually around to be the photog. Noble and his halfsis Demi have a standing play date early each morning to run the woods, wrestle like pups, and generally work off some energy.

06/01/2025

She looks pretty good for a 2018 hatched TSC hen, and still laying an egg per day. She's telling me to mind my own business! (No, she doesn't have a name, and apologies for my usual blurry photos.)