Winter at Alderspring
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Goats Again
My oldest daughter just posted a bit about the newest additions to the Alderspring menagerie. I returned from a town day to find 2 baby goats in my laundry room. It seems every year I have to share my house for a few days with some goat kids in a box.
They are pretty cute tho.
Christmas at Alderspring
Glenn, a kid, and Amos prepare to feed cattle with “Red” and “Snap”.
Hope you all had a wonderful Holiday season, however you celebrate it. We celebrate a pretty traditional Christmas here on Alderspring.
It starts with the tree, about a week before Christmas Day. We get ours high up in the mountain forests that surround our [...]
Roundup Ready alfalfa is back
According to Wikapedia, “Roundup is the brand name of a systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide produced by the U.S. company Monsanto and contains the active ingredient glyphosate.” (Read more). (Read more.) In 2007 a federal court ruled that the USDA failed to adequately address the risks and banned the planting of any additional acres [...]
Genetically Modified Alfalfa Dealt a Blow; Grass Fed Organic Beef Producer Relieved
The Capital Press today reported that a Federal District judge in California has ordered an impact study on Roundup Ready alfalfa, a genetically modified organism (GMO).
As producers of organic alfalfa pasture for our organic grass fed beef, we are relieved here at Alderspring Ranch.
This alfalfa, genetically modified to resist glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s [...]
Another Canadian Cow with Mad Cow: Does Anybody Care?
Today’s announcement of another mad cow in Canada was apparently met with a total yawn by the American press. While the press release, Canadian Food Inspection Agency – News Release – BSE Case Confirmed in British Columbia was picked up by several Canadian outlets (as well as an Australian one), U.S. media appears to [...]
