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http://fiascofarm.com/

http://fairskiesalaska.com/

http://luckystarfarm.com/

http://rockincb.com/

http://www.akfnga.org/

http://www.realmilk.com/

http://www.whitefireweedfarm.com/

2010 Kidding Season is Here!!!

Pictures coming soon to our kid page. Rose, Xoe and Xanadu have all kidded. We have two bucklings available as breeding bucks. We also have two bucklings available as wethers. Wethers make great pets, pack animals, companion animals, brush clearers or for meat.

To see pictures of newborn kids and our kidding season click here

Our homestead rests in the hills above Fairbanks in the interior of Alaska. We have nine acres of boreal forest, mostly birch trees with a few spruce and alder. This is our sixth year on the property. We are raising poultry and goats for the quality eggs, meat and milk they provide for our family. Our homestead is in the growing and experimenting stages. We are learning animal husbandry and all the realities that go along with raising our own livestock.

In the spring of two thousand and seven we shipped up six LaMancha dairy goats; two bucks and four does from Washington. We currently have three milkers, three junior does, three bucks and eight kids. We would love to sell raw milk and cheese, but for now it is illegal for milk to leave our property. It is illegal for any milk to be sold in the state of Alaska unless one is operating a certified grade A dairy, this law applies to goat or cow milk, raw or pasteurized. Recently there has been a reinterpretion of the law regarding the sale of goat and cow shares by the State Veterinarian. With goat shares the buyer signs a contract purchasing part of a goat which entitles them to some of the product. It is basically a complicated way of selling milk, but may be an option for us in the future. I will be sharing more information surrounding this controvertial issue on our miscelaneous "other" page and my blog http://wildrootshomestead.blogspot.com

We are entering our third year of raising poultry for eggs and meat. Our laying flock consists of Ameraucanas, Sexlinks, Brahmas, Welsummers and a broody Cochin. Our poultry goals are to raise all the eggs and meat we can consume in addition to providing eggs and meat for close family and friends.This year will be our second year raising Cornish Cross for meat.

This was our first planting season where we had a real garden plot already cleared, with some beds in place. We had our most sucessful garden yet. The following pages showcase our does, bucks and kids. See our Other page for more information on herd health, management practices, sales information and so forth. Please contact us with any questions you may have.

Check out my blog at http://wildrootshomestead.blogspot.com