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Destemming wine grapes

We have four acres of wine grapes growing at our ranch. Wine grapes are common in Southern California, but pretty rare in our area where there is a lot of homesteading, but few commercial level farms. I don't know if we exactly qualify as a commercial farm, but we sure are trying hard to support ... READ the POST

Monthly Do List for July

Your Desert Garden - Monthly Do List for July Vegetables Tomatoes don't do well when it's over 90Ā°F. Nurse the plants through the summer while providing shade and they will begin producing again in the fall. Alternatively, pull them out and plant new ones in the late summer for fall ... READ the POST

A monthly to do list for the month of July. This is super helpful if you live in the High Desert zone 9

Getting the cows out on ‘pasture’

Today was a special day.  We have a small fold (the proper scottish term for a herd) of Highland Cattle here on the main part of the ranch.  They have been stuck in corrals for a bit while we got, what we optimistically call, the ā€˜pastureā€™ prepared for them.   (In the meantime, ... READ the POST

26 Sounds that Chickens Make and What they Mean

Written by Gail Damerow of Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens Chicken Talk Researchers have shown that there are at least 24 different sounds chickens make and maybe as many as 30. While chickens don't have nearly the vocabulary that us humans have, and their chicken brains don't allow for ... READ the POST

Keto Farmer

Keto is dangerous. Keto destroys your kidneys, Keto is too restrictive. Keto will give you nutrient deficiencies. Yea I've heard it all. I wasn't a believer in Keto until about five years ago. Actually, I'd never even heard of it until I stumbled across a documentary about it. I thought it ... READ the POST

Keto Banana Bread Muffins

Ok so don't judge me. I had some bananas and I know they're not keto friendly. The good news is while I bought them, I only ate like two of them. The rest sat on my counter and started to go bad. Which of course inspired thoughts of banana bread. After experimenting with banana bread ... READ the POST

Regina

We had so much fun hanging out at this farm. I highly recommend a visit here!!
Flip Flop Ranch
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2020-01-28T19:36:01-08:00
We had so much fun hanging out at this farm. I highly recommend a visit here!!

Aaron

Come here if you're okay with getting up close with animals! That's what makes the experience great.

Aaron

Flip Flop Ranch
5
2020-01-28T19:37:56-08:00

Aaron

Come here if you're okay with getting up close with animals! That's what makes the experience great.

Suzie

This was an awesome experience to have! Would highly recommend!

Suzie

Flip Flop Ranch
5
2020-01-28T19:39:27-08:00

Suzie

This was an awesome experience to have! Would highly recommend!

Cecelia

We had such a great time! It was a beautiful drive out to the farm and was so fun.

Cecelia

Flip Flop Ranch
5
2019-10-27T04:12:15-08:00

Cecelia

We had such a great time! It was a beautiful drive out to the farm and was so fun.
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