A Zero Carbon Farm
The Farm
We live on a small farm near Albany in upstate New York. We
raise poultry, goats, pigs, and a big garden. Our motto is - use it up, wear it out, make do, or do
without! Our goal is to create a microfarm based on:
- Sustainability - buying local feed and hay, creating local markets, and preserving our ecological community through farming.
- Restoration - making the landscape more resilient than when we found it through soil recovery, permaculture design, grazing management, and polycultural animal management.
- Appropriate Animals - breeding dwarf goats for backyard milking; raising hardy, heritage breeds that don't just survive, but thrive; and grazing in proper densities to restore native woodlands.
- Zero Net Carbon - using wind energy for electricity, choosing manual labor instead of power equipment whenever possible, and sequestering carbon by building up our soils.
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Click on one of the images below to find out more about us or click on the links to the left to learn more about our animals.
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Click here to find out what is going on in our crazy life with our two beautiful children (though many times it is so crazy we don't update this - what can we say?).
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Click here to learn about our Little Milker Nigerian Dwarf Goats - their cute, their cuddly, and they make awesome milk! |
Click here to go to the
Weathertop Foodie blog with our favorite recipes, links,
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"If you ever start feeling like you have the goofiest,
craziest, most dysfunctional family in the world, all you have to do is go
to a state fair. Because five minutes at the fair, you'll be going, 'you
know, we're alright. We are dang near royalty." -Jeff Foxworthy
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"It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep" -Cowboy proverb
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"Why does man kill? He kills for
food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage." -Woody Allen
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Weathertop Farm
Johnsonville, New York 12094
Rensselaer County
Email us: weathertop@littlemilkers.com
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