CategoryThe Farm
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Continue Reading: A Christmas Lesson in BoundariesChristmas on the farm brought one determined Finnsheep, one unimpressed llama, and a gentle reminder about personal space.
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Continue Reading: Welcome to Things We LoveFor my first post, I thought I’d share how our Wiggly Goat Farm business came to be. We’ve called our home “Wiggly Goat Farm” since 2002. That’s the year we got some wiggly goats to live with our sheep, and I began crafting and selling soaps & yarn at local farmers markets. Soon after, I […]
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Continue Reading: Meet Cinnamon the Alpaca: Farm Friend and Fascinating FactsCinnamon just turned 17 and is my best farm friend (shh, don’t tell the others!). He insists he’s more llama than alpaca—probably because he grew up with Whisky, our beloved llama who passed last year. We both still miss him dearly.
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Continue Reading: A Hidden Stash in the Barn Beam: Echoes of the Spaulding Family FarmIn a past article, This Old House – Intriguing Discoveries, I’ve written about some of the treasures we’ve discovered on our historic property, but my latest find gave me pause. While investigating how to construct new doors and windows in the barn, I reached up onto a high beam and found something unexpected: a stash […]
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Continue Reading: How this house was builtIn a previous article—Folklore and Memories: This Old Farm—we learned of some interesting local folklore about the property which included: Two houses were put together to make the present house. Every house in Patton was burned except one. Many believe this was the Spaulding house that was spared. After the engagement at Arnold’s Bay (Panton […]
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Continue Reading: Folklore and Memory: This Old FarmIn previous articles—The Spaulding Homestead and Revolution: Patriots, Hardship, and Survival on the Frontier—we examined the documented history of the Spaulding family in early Vermont. In this article, we turn to a bit of folklore—often described as “the knowledge of the people.” which offers insight into the cultural memory surrounding the family and their homestead. […]
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Continue Reading: This Old Farm – Intriguing DiscoveriesIn past articles, I’ve written about the history of the property and the Spaulding family, dating back to 1767. Our own history with the land began in January 2020, when Krista and I purchased the last remnant of the original Spaulding farm—just before the pandemic. At the time, the land was overgrown, the early 18th-century […]
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Continue Reading: Wiggly Goat Farm on the News!Life in Panton, Vermont, is quiet, simple, and deeply rooted in the land. With just 646 residents, our little town has plenty of dairy farms, hayfields, and cows—but no main street, no post office, and no traffic light. So you can imagine our surprise when NBC5’s Lauren Granada and cameraman James Sarfaty reached out to […]
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Continue Reading: Revolution: Patriots, Hardship, and Survival on the FrontierIn our last article, The Spaulding Homestead, we touched upon the rich history of the Spaulding family, who settled in Panton in 1767. As promised, here’s more of their story. Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge the source of much of the information shared below. While researching the history of Panton and its […]
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Continue Reading: Wild Aster FlowersThis time of year, I love finding asters growing in the most unlikely places around our farm. Did you know they’re the official flower of September…the birth month I share with my husband and little grandson? Asters have a long, rich history and symbolize love, faith, and wisdom. Originally native to parts of Europe and […]