Ginny Cram, Author at The Cram Farm

Punky Brewster

Ginny Cram — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 01:13:57 +0000

Punky Brewster was born a single goat. She and I spent a lot of time together when she was a kid, so out of all out goats, she is the most attached to me. From day one, and for the first few weeks of her life I would bring her into our house, set her...

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Quail

Ginny Cram — Fri, 03 Aug 2018 19:25:06 +0000

For years we pondered raising quail and in the late spring of this year we finally got them! We just happened to run into a lady that was selling them at Tractor Supply and she was located just down the freeway in Alpine. It’s funny how each type of animal we have just sort of...

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Time Away

Ginny Cram — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:46:57 +0000

We love what we do. On any given day, you may find us lugging buckets of dining hall leftovers up the hill to feed the pigs, chasing after a loose chick that found its way to the promised land (the garden), milking a goat, or a working on a project like building an aviary, prepping...

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Chick Season 2018

Ginny Cram — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:33:35 +0000

It’s chick season at The Cram Farm! These 2 day old puff balls arrived this morning in a small box a-chirping. Every time we receive new chicks they remind me of the episode of ‘I Love Lucy’ when Lucy and Ethel buy a bunch of chicks and try to keep them warm in their house...

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Ancient Grains in a Gluten Free World

Ginny Cram — Fri, 09 Mar 2018 18:35:35 +0000

When I was growing up in the 80’s and 90’s, I never heard the phrase “gluten free”. Probably the first time I heard it was in the early 2000’s. At the time, it wasn’t something I believed in and I thought the whole gluten free thing was a joke. However, time went on and...

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Tomatoes

Ginny Cram — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:28:33 +0000

Each year I look forward to fresh garden tomatoes! I harvest them when they are bright or deep red, and they have a juicy, flavorful taste. I love slicing into them because I love the sound of the knife sliding through the fruit and then seeing the beautiful dark red flesh and little seeds inside....

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Medicine Woman Kids – Part 3: The Early Morning

Ginny Cram — Fri, 23 Jun 2017 18:43:42 +0000

“Baby goat!” Kris rolled over half asleep and groggily asked, “What?” “Baby goat,” I exclaimed, “there’s only one!” On Friday, June 16th I took the goats out for their evening graze and walk. They all followed me out of the pen and started up the hill as usual, but when we got to the...

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Medicine Woman Kids – Part 2

Ginny Cram — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 03:58:19 +0000

Medicine Woman should kid in about nine days. Not too many changes since last week except that her udder is filling in slightly. At this same time during her last pregnancy her udder was looking pretty big. It seems to be filling in later this time around. I read that second fresheners may fill their...

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Medicine Woman Kids – Part 1

Ginny Cram — Sat, 27 May 2017 23:05:37 +0000

In roughly two weeks our herd queen is due to kid her second litter. The first time, she had four healthy kids – two bucks and two does. The does grew up and both kidded this spring with somewhat large litters. One had three healthy kids, and the other had five, although only one survived. ...

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Cold & Sinus Tea

Ginny Cram — Fri, 19 May 2017 03:25:06 +0000

Anytime I start to feel the slightest bit of a cold coming on or feel run down, I make this tea. It’s warming and comforting. The honey is sweet on my tongue and soothing to my throat. The apple cider vinegar adds just enough tartness to keep the flavor interesting. A couple cups of...

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