At The Farm we've carefully selected our livestock for their ability to contribute to our sustainability.  They are raised as naturally as possible, given access to as much grass, water and fresh air as they want, and we do not feed antibiotics or give unnecessary medications.  Our goats and pony are wormed with an all-natural herbal wormer, and we feed non-GMO feed purchased locally at Eco-Valley supply and milled locally by Highland Naturals.

Our dairy goat herd is comprised of a mix of standard and miniature sized dairy goats.  They were selected for both temperament and milking lines.  We are currently milking Leelah, our Nubian/LaMancha cross twice a day and she gives a little over a half gallon a day.  Leelah's milk is used by our family for our dairy needs.  We use the milk as you would store bought milk and in addition we make cheese and yogurt.  Soon, we will be using our surplus milk to make goat's milk soap and goat's milk fudge which will be available for purchase in our market.  

My husband once strongly lobbied for The Farm to be renamed "Chicken Infinity" because of our ability to raise chickens from eggs in a seemingly perpetual cycle.  We raise a variety of poultry each serving their own purpose in our food system.

We raise New Zealand rabbits for meat.  This is our first year raising rabbits and we chose to do so because of their rapid reproduction rate and the nutritional value of their meat.  The rabbits are our son Will's responsibility, he makes sure that they are fed and watered twice a day, and on very hot days three or four times.  He also is in charge of helping clean up after them.  We add our rabbit manure straight to the gardens because it is a "cold" manure and will not burn the plants.  Our other animal manure is added to our compost pile and is used after breaking down further.