Jembella Farm: Any Day Now

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Any Day Now

An update on Lavender's condition. This photo doesn't adequately show just how huge she is, as her due date looms,

In the paddock this morning, with Gordon in the foreground. Ambrose, the other black steer, is just out of shot.
Her due date is tomorrow, seventh of December, so no prizes for guessing what my next blog post will be.
It will be lovely to have a new calf on the place, and best of all, there will be fresh, raw, organic milk.
Fingers crossed all goes well, but as usual, there is a sense of apprehension mixed in with the excitement.
Cheers for now!

12 comments:

Emma Christian6 December 2016 at 09:59
Exciting days ahead! I hope she has a good birth for you sally!

xx
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Nanna Chel6 December 2016 at 11:40
I can tell you are excited, Sally. I hope all goes well for the birth and how wonderful to have fresh millk. Imagine all the cheese you will be making soon :-)
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Annie6 December 2016 at 11:57
She looks like she is about to have her calf any minute the way her tail is up. Waiting in anticipation for the good news.
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Chris 6 December 2016 at 12:05
Babies! Best thing about living rurally, are the baby critters. Here's hoping all goes smoothly.
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Sue6 December 2016 at 20:30
I hope it goes well for her ... and you.

You are cruel taking a photo of a pregnant Mum's nether regions ... I do hope she hasn't seen it she'd be mortified ;-)
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selina6 December 2016 at 22:48
LOL@Sue
a new baby on the way! awww can't wait to see it!
hope all goes well with the birth
thanx for sharing
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Whether you're living in an apartment, in a house in the suburbs or on acres, you can live frugally and sustainably. There are many things you can do to save money, eat ethically and healthily, reduce waste and live an enriched life.
We are Sally and Brian and we live in the Barossa Valley (South Australia) in a 100 year old house on sixteen acres with 2 dogs, 7 cows, 2 alpacas, 5 geese, 35 chickens, 78 sheep and a few bee hives.
Our way of life takes team work and dedication, but over the years we've learned to be more productive without seeming to put in quite so much effort. We've learned through making mistakes and taking a different approach to what the conventional ways would be. Still learning every day and constantly researching old and new methods, we believe that our lives are greatly enriched, we are healthier and we couldn't imagine any other way of life.
Considered to be living The Good Life, people love to visit us on our small farm to learn about our simple living philosophy.

Why do we do it?
Our love of good food, concern for our health and respect for all animals. The further we got into living on the land the more aware we became that most of the standard practices of growing food were not satisfactory. We couldn't eat with a clear conscience.
Milk from sad cows, pasteurized and homogenized into white liquid. Meat from distressed, hormone and antibiotic pumped livestock. Vegetables and fruits grown and sprayed with chemicals. What to do? Grow our own!
Slowly we grew our knowledge and took one step at a time, becoming proficient in one skill before moving on to the next. The learning curves were steep. We fell over and got back up again. There has been some derision and criticism of our approach from a few, but that's life when you swim against the tide.
If we are not the "norm" then so be it. There is nothing "normal" about growth hormones fed to beef, anti-biotics and chemicals fed routinely to chickens, cruelty and disrespect for farmed animals, meals in a box, GM foods, strawberries and tomatoes in winter.
Thankfully the World is waking up to cleaner and more ethical food. We didn't know back then that Organics and Bio-dynamics would become the "new black". The tide is turning and our swimming is becoming easier.