Category: Christmas

Our Goats are Looking for Your Christmas Tree-Eats

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Goats enjoy eating Christmas trees, and the trees provide a natural, nutritious treat. If you’re looking for an environmentally friendly way to discard your Christmas tree please remember our goats. Please call Brian at 902-907-0770. 

Benefits for Goats:

1.Rich in Vitamins: needles are high in Vitamin C and other nutrients.

2.Natural Dewormer: Some types may help with parasite control.

3.Entertainment: Climbing on and nibbling the tree keeps goats engaged.

Guidelines:

•Check for Chemicals: Only untreated trees (no pesticides, paint, or fire retardants) are safe for goats.

•Remove Decorations: All ornaments, hooks, tinsel, and lights must be removed.

•Safe Tree Types: Fir, spruce, and pine are generally safe. Avoid yew, as it’s toxic.

We’re located at Briden Farm, in Bear River, Nova Scotia. Since we’re difficult to find and somewhat isolated at the time of Year, We’ve made arrangements and for Your convenience, Trees may be dropped off beside the Barn at 6907 Sissiboo Road, Bear River, Nova Scotia, B0S1B0. Or call Brian at 902-907-0770 for possible pickup. 

Would you like help finding a local farm that accepts Christmas trees? If you’re not in the Bear River area, but have trees, please let us know and we’ll try to connect you with a local homestead or farm. If You’re a Homesteader, or Farmer, who’d like Trees, please let us know. 

Thanks in Advance, Happy New Year! 


Book: Raising Goats Naturally, 2nd Edition: The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat, and More (Revised & Expanded)
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Briden Farm At the Manger on Christmas Day 2024

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Briden Farm Sheep at the Manager on Christmas Day 2024. 

If you look close You might even see our little Goat, Patsy. 

Baaabara

Likes the limelight and she makes it difficult to get photos of …

The Other Sheep 

Here we have the “Littles” …

And one last photo…

The little sweetheart on the left is Patsy, our little doeling goat, born 18 Aug 2024..next to her is Ebony, our little ewe Black sheep, who was born outside last March, 2024. The white sheep next to Ebony is Briden our little Bottle Baby boy from late last Winter! Unfortunately I forgot to get a photos of the other goats till after I’d fed them and closed their section of the barn back up.

Hope You All had a Happy Christmas! 


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It’s Going to Be a White Christmas

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22 December 2024

It’s a beautiful Winter Wonderland out there, and while it adds it’s own challenges to getting around and getting chores done, it’s still beautiful and the animals really don’t seem to mind. 

The Weather Forecast is saying it’s a 100% of a White Christmas! Which brings this ole song to mind…

I love this ole song, and I guess if we can’t change then we have to accept this white stuff! Right?

Merry Christmas


Timeless Goodness 

A Friend of the Family since 1889


 

Ring Neck Pheasant for Christmas

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Ring Necked Pheasant Dinner

Making Merry this Christmas, 2023, means making a meal that has been grown by Briden Farm..

A beautiful meal, based on a great recipe I found at Project Upland, for Perfectly Roasted Pheasant
If You’ve been reading our Posts for a while You’ll recognize that this is the same Recipe we had at Thanksgiving.

When it comes to Pheasant, I’ve tried a lot of different Recipes,
and this one is definitely how I’ll be doing my Pheasants from now on!

You’ll see the Pheasant sits in the oven on a Cast Iron Frying Pan on Carrots.
Or in our case German Fingerling Potatoes. I love them! Especially good for Home Fries.

I also love Kennebec Potatoes, and thankfully we had both growing in our Briden Farm Gardens.

We’ll be adding Green Beans and Corn on the Cob, also grown by Briden Farm and put in the freezer a few months ago to help preserve freshness. We love being able to prepare a meal, especially on a special Occasion, and especially when it’s the food we’ve raised ourselves.

Of course, I did tweak it a bit, with Watkins Pepper, Sea Salt, a dash of Lemon Pepper, and Cajun Spice.
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