Julia Shewchuk will present How to make Basic Goat Milk Soap at
South Georgia Growing Local in February.
Gretchen Hein, New Leaf Market Co-op, Jan/Feb/Mar 2016,
Local Spotlight—Serenity Acres Farm,
“Happy Soaps by Happy Goats,” is the tagline of the
Serenity Acres Farm
Goat Soap home page and “happy”
describes many things about Serenity Acres Farm. Yes, even how it
feels to be lathered by the suds of their goat milk soap.
Owned by Julia and Wayne, Serenity Acres Farm is located in nearby
Madison County, Florida. It’s a small farm with a big goal of
producing locally grown and farm-raised products free of major
pesticides, hormones and genetically modified components. All their
animals are Animal Welfare Approved certified and pasture based.
Originally, Julia and Wayne were looking for…. Continue reading →
We started market farming by accident. Some good friends inquired if we ever sold any of our extra vegetables? Had not thought about that—we sold them some purple onions, lettuce, and butternut squash that day. Eight years later they are still good friends and they are still buying our farm goods along with other friends and acquaintances. But as the saying goes: “If I knew then what I know now….” So let’s spend some time together learning some tips and tools of market farming and gardening in general.
