Moore's Pride Homestead

07/11/2023

I have a registered lamancha for two year old first freshener as well as three ready to butcher boer lamancha crosses 80-95 # for sale message me for details

04/03/2023

I have three registered lamancha milkers ready for their new home price to sell. They are two year old first fresheners.

03/16/2023

I have lamancha does in milk for sale their kids will be weaned soon. One is ready to go now. Message me for information, Atascadero, ca

03/07/2023

02/22/2023

Queen Anne's Lace

Classified by many states in the US as a noxious w**d , it is interesting to note how valuable this plant once was to us.
Daucus carota or Queen Anne's lace or wild carrot is a biennial plant that grows a rosette of leaves in the spring and summer, while building up the stout taproot that stores large amounts of sugars for the plant to flower in the second year.
Soon after germination, carrot seedlings show a distinct demarcation between the taproot and the hypocotyl. The latter is thicker and lacks lateral roots. At the upper end of the hypocotyl is the seed leaf. The first true leaf appears about 10–15 days after germination. Subsequent leaves, produced from the stem nodes, are alternating (with a single leaf attached to a node, and the leaves growing in alternate directions) and compound, and arranged in a spiral. The leaf blades are pinnate.
Queen Anne’s lace earned its common name from a legend that tells of Queen Anne of England (1665-1714) pricking her finger and a drop of blood landed on white lace she was sewing. Belonging to the carrot family, Queen Anne’s lace is a biennial that is also known as wild carrot. Early Europeans cultivated Queen Anne’s lace, and the Romans ate it as a vegetable. American colonists boiled the taproots, sometimes in wine as a treat. Interestingly, Queen Anne’s lace is high in sugar (second only to the beet among root vegetables) and sometimes it was used among the Irish, Hindus and Jews to sweeten puddings and other foods.

The Queen Anne's lace flower resembles lace, and oftentimes the flower has a solitary purple dot in the centre. In addition the root smells like carrots!

Queen Anne’s lace flowers have a flat-topped white umbel, sometimes with a solitary purple flower in the center. These flowers bloom from late spring until mid-fall. Each flower cluster is made up of numerous tiny white flowers. The flower cluster start out curled up and opens to allow pollination. The cluster then rolls itself shut again, like a reverse umbrella when it goes to seed at the end of the season.
Feathery leaves resemble those of the domestic carrot. The bases of leafstalks are broad and flat. Queen Anne’s lace leaves also closely resemble the leaves of the poison hemlock, fool’s parsley and water hemlocks, all poisonous cousins of Queen Anne’s lace.
Wild carrot can grow tall, most average about 1 metre tall.
Queen Anne’s lace is found in fields, meadows, waste areas, roadsides and disturbed habitats. They are very hardy and thrive in a dry environment.
Using first year Queen Anne’s lace plants are recommended. Roots are long, pale, woody, and are finger-thin and are used in soups, stews and in making tea. First year leaves can be chopped and tossed into a salad. Flower clusters can be ‘french-fried’ or fresh flowers can be tossed into a salad. The aromatic seed is used as a flavoring in stews and soups.
Herbal warning
Interesting to note that women have used the seeds from Daucus carota for centuries as a contraceptive, the earliest written reference dates back to the late 5th or 4th century B.C. appearing in a work written by Hippocrates. John Riddle writes in Eve's Herbs, that queen anne's lace (QAL) seeds are one of the more potent antifertility agents available, and a common plant in many regions of the world. "The seeds, harvested in the fall, are a strong contraceptive if taken orally immediately after coitus."

Research on small animals has shown that extracts of the seeds disrupt the implantation process, or if a fertilized egg has implanted for only a short period, will cause it to be released. There has been some research done on wild carrot seeds mostly in other countries, the results of those experiments have been encouraging. The Chinese view QAL as a promising post-coital agent, "recent evidence suggests that terpenoids in the seed block crucial progesterone synthesis in pregnant animals." When asked about the contraceptive effects of wild carrot, some herbalists have described it as having the effect of making the uterus "slippery" so the egg is unable to implant.

02/09/2023

Well most are new chicks- 36 to be exact, are here. We so far have Wyandotte’s (lavenders, gold laced and silver laced) speckled Sussex, Buff Orpingtons, and Bernevelders. Our current hens are laying for those that may need some eggs. We don’t have anyone signed up for weekly pick ups yet. We may even have some laying hens to sell here shortly as well as some roosters.

02/04/2023

Kid play time

01/28/2023

01/26/2023

The first two are here. One buck one doe
Out of Natalie

01/22/2023

EAT WILD

Disappearing during the heat of the summer time, Allium vineale comes back every fall and virtually grows through mild winters into the subsequent spring. It is a very interesting species with an incredible taste . Found throughout the US, it is often labeled a noxious pest by Ag departments and farmers alike. Sadly it doesn't grow wild on my farm anymore and I have to go to other places to harvest it. I literally consumed it out of existence on my farm.
Many people in Missouri and Illinois erroneously call this wild onion. That's probably because of the heavy onion smell they get when they run their lawnmowers over it. In actuality this is a spicy wild garlic that I love to eat.
Eat your yard

01/18/2023

It’s officially 150 days since I put the buck in with the first doe.. so any time from now until 2/24 we will have babies due… which means not much sleep until they pop.. I think one will for sure next Thursday. I will try and go live for those that want to watch on this page or in a zoom room, PM me and I’ll add you to notifications

01/12/2023

Though the barb was flooded all animals are just fine. With the arrival of new baby’s yesterday and alot of clean up its great to see the sunrise

01/08/2023

With the boys living in there stall so much these days and me trying to make things easier to keep these guys feed 24/7 and add ease when I am not home. Hubby helped make frames for their nets and doors.

01/05/2023

4H and FFA individuals showing livestock at the Mid State Fair. Please pick up your discount application in the office to recieve 10% off of feeds that we produce.
Form is also attached here:

01/04/2023

12/30/2022

Love my new camera! Finally one that pans and tilts. Hoping to be able to figure out how to live stream as well.

12/17/2022

A very fine farmer, indeed!

12/08/2022

Nella needed some snuggles on the milk stand as I trimmed her feet today she was a little nervous. My three girls are so great getting up there since they were kids but now almost two and not been milkers yet they aren’t quite sure about it. They are sure easy to handle and love.

11/18/2022

11/18/2022

The November Livestock Newsletter is out!

10/07/2022

Well I wasn’t going to harvest grapes this year. I was just picking them to eat and realized there were just so many… I guess tomorrow is jelly day! Even the livestock get a treat. Nothing goes to waist!