This morning, Mom, Samuel, and I went up to Kentucky to the Amish feed mill. (Some say they're Amish, some say they're Mennonite, and I haven't asked.) Mom introduced Samuel and I to Amos, who works at the mill. We bought a bunch of layer ration for the chickens, and looked at the feed they have for goats. I would like a higher protein ration for the goats, but like that it isn't medicated, doesn't have a bunch of garbage in it, and I don't have to special order or order a ridiculous amount. I will probably switch to that next month so that any medication will be out of the goats' systems prior to milking (provided they're bred! Hopefully I'll get ultrasounds done this week!) The chicken feed is cheaper than what I'm currently getting, and I like that you can see what is in it, rather than it being all ground up into a fine powder. The mill isn't too terribly far from where I go to the vet, so I can probably kill two birds with one stone if I plan well.
Mom had me go to the market where she buys produce in the summer. They're closed now, of course, but I now know where it is. Last summer, she got tons of produce really cheap and froze or canned a good bit of it. So, whenever I go get feed, I will probably stop by there as it's right on the way. How do you pass up bell peppers for 25 cents a piece? They're easy to put in the food processor, bag, and freeze, and far cheaper than you'll find at the grocery store. We also stopped at Haebegger's Amish Market, had an early lunch, and bought a few fun things. Whole wheat lasagna noodles, whole cinnamon sticks (far cheaper than the grocery store), sassafrass tea, and some goodies for the kids. I also learned that if I call a couple weeks in advance, they'll order me a bag of whole wheat, which is far easier than joining a co-op to get it.
On our trip, we saw plenty of horse-drawn buggies, a farmer plowing his field by walking behind a team of horses pulling a plow, lots of little farmsteads with family cows and chickens all about, and even a laundry line full of plainclothes dresses and prayer kapps. It was a fun little trip!
2 comments:
Billie, I would love to visit there someday. My sister-in-law and mother-in-law go once in awhile but I usually am busy doing something else. Is it a very long drive?
One day I will make it!
SME
Not too long! I take Hwy 31E up and we turned on 438? and took that winding road up, because my mom said it was shorter. We took 100 back out to Scottsville and then 31E back down b/c it's easier! I think it must be better in the summer, though.
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