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  • 2024 is going to be exceptional!

    Here’s a short recap of achievements in 2023: Iris kidded a doeling and a buckling in May, 2023. A prolific milker, she provided milk for the soap business and the family. With milk safety in mind, I recently purchased a home lab. An achievement of which I’m extremely proud. For my peace of mind, I… Read more

  • Betty

    An odd little post about Betty, er, Elizabeth. I bought this lovely old cook-stove from an acquaintance who needed to downsize. I admit my heart fluttered and my brain, well, I vanished down the rabbit hole of childhood memories. Memories. I grew up in a small town in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. My… Read more

  • Here we go again – poultry lock-down

    Avian flu. It’s a thing and it’s scary. It can wipe out flocks of birds overnight.The last time the ducks and chickens at Point 6 Acre went into lock-down was June, 2022. At the moment, there are outbreaks of Avian flu on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. This is some distance from our little… Read more

  • Compostable packaging – that’s great news!

    I’m excited to share Point 6 Acre has compostable packaging for our soap. Many people assume compostable and biodegradable are the same thing. They’re not! I purchase my packaging from Elevate Packaging. I’m going to quote them and post a link. “Both terms describe a natural process for recycling organic waste. All compostable products are… Read more

  • One month old – already!

    I find it incredible Hazel and Filbert are one month old. Where does the time go? Here is an adorable phone of them. It’s like a trick photo. Look at it, it seems to be one goat, look closer and you see they are nose to nose. Filbert on the left, Hazel on the right. Read more

  • Remiss in posting. Lots going on.

    I’m remiss posting. With much going on here at Point 6 Acre, I’ll tease you with a video of Iris’ kids, Filbert and Hazel, now seventeen days old. Read more