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Slow Turtle Farm LLC

We are retired from being a grade A goat dairy in Florida, raising large breed goats, making cheese from their milk.
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We still provide youth goat training for FFA and 4-H programs.

10/26/2024

I've been away from my page for a bit.
I'm recovering from hip surgery done on Monday. I pulled a project into rotation that had been shelved, a WIP, with a simple repeat stitch since my dexterity and focus are impaired from the wonderful pain management I am receiving. This is a free pattern called Trio Blanket by Felted Button with 3 skeins of Scheepjies Whirl. This is a super lightweight blanket with the softest cotton "yarn"!
I am listening to podcasts from favorite contributors and learning about new ones that I am thoroughly enjoying.
When I want to detach completely, I've hooked up the Xbox for silly entertainment. I'm a huge Lego game fan. It brings out my best inner child and my worst teenager years! 🤣
John is taking good care of his girls, Sansa, Princess, Me, and all the rest!
Have a great weekend!

09/27/2024

Spent last night with some homemade comfort food, reminisced about past bucks that have been major influences here on the farm, and naming a small handful of kids for 2024.
The farm fared well. We lost power for a brief time in the wee hours of the morning, a large branch and a dead tree came down without causing damage.
Feeling very thankful.

09/18/2024

IYKYK ❤️

09/16/2024

Interesting morning on and off the farm. Dubba being her silly self and the owner of Martin's Larsen Farms, Eustis sent a special bundle of 3rd cut alfalfa just for "Goat Lady"! The goats are happy!

09/03/2024

I've spoken about this ad naseum. It's not a matter of if, but when it happens again. It's not something you can "fix", but be aware that custom mills in Florida have zero checks and balances. If the big companies are trying to get the lowest prices, how do you think the mills are operating with much smaller margins for profit? These people are a business. They make and sell feed. They don't test. No proof. You have zero recourse in restitution and that won't bring your animals back.
This was posted on one of my lists.

"Just a note of warning. The corn in the midwest is not performing well this year. It is severely stressed from drought. While that means that feed prices are sure to go up, it also means that once the crop starts hitting the market this month and next, aflatoxins are going to be a huge possibility. The US food supply is SUPPOSED to be tested and not used, but when big AG purchases grain on the market at the lowest price possible, it sometimes makes its way into livestock feed. It would be wise to invest in an inexpensive blacklight now so you can check your feed before feeing it. It will show up as a bright greenish-yellow color under blacklight.
It is sad to say, but one of the biggest companies in the USA allowed aflatoxin infected grains into their Goat Chow back in the late 1980's and many goat herds were really hurt by this. Goats can not handle even a small load of Aspergillus Flavus Toxin". ~Jennifer Herold Smith-Stanton

08/21/2024

It's been a while since I've posted. Everything is fine here on the farm. I'm doing physical therapy and have 3 different doctor appointments coming up. Let's see if one or all of them can help fix me.
I had this video come across my personal feed tonight and thought I'd share it with you.

I had that same chart recorder for my bulk tank. While we did not have a transporter pick up our milk, we did have to sample every tank full of milk prior to sending thru the hose port into the cheese plant for processing into cheese. The transfer pump was similar to the one on the truck.
The samples were used to test for antibiotics. The state came to sample our milk for somatic cell count, bacteria, etc monthly.

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34745 La Place Court
Eustis, FL
32736

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