We want to show you the creative work of our family members!

Below are some items to peruse through that we were referred to in the video. 

If you would like more information about an item or would like to buy,

simply click on the picture and you will be navigated to the

Farmer John and Jason Storefront

regarding that particular item's description and price.

There you will find more information you are looking for.

Remember, at the store, there are more items that haven't been listed here!

Shirley's "Farmer John" Quilt

Marcia's "Cardinal Red" Braided Rug

Richard's Kitchen/ Dining Table

Richard's Goat Cart Coffee Table

Richard's Silo Door Towel Holder

Rustic Coffee Table

Many interesting items at

Farmer John and Jason's Storefront.

Click here to go there.

And thanks again for your interest!

New Baby Schedule and a Preview of my Upcoming Picture Book!

Wow.  Life has suddenly changed for us in an exciting way!  As we’ve already stated on our site and on Facebook, the babies have begun to arrive.  John and I went from being in the barn daily a few hours throughout the winter, to now somewhere between 8-9 hours a day.  You may be thinking, “Well, your farmers and that’s a normal work schedule.”  That would be true, yet all of the new hours are from only eight days of births, which resulted in over 55 goat kids! 

This is just the tip of the iceberg, too.  See there are still over eighty more mothers to kid yet and each of them have an AVERAGE of two.  In other words, LOTS of fluffy, cute faced, long droopy eared (some perky) baby goats are on their way. 

And regarding our hours, John and I are currently out there, in the Beekman Barn, eight a day now with just 50 babies. With another 300% still on their way… let’s just say we’ll be putting in a little “over time”. 

Last year I was not as involved in the birthing and kidding process.  I grew up on a farm and have been living here at the Beekman for quite awhile now, but being this involved is a new experience for me.  VERY exciting and fun, I have to say. 

And what a "job"/ business to be involved in!  I mean, not to state the obvious, but these babies are sooooooo cuuuuuute!!!!  I think of them like my treasured "customers" since I’m the one who predominantly bottle feeds them.  They are such a pleasure to work with!  lol.  And boss man John makes for a great “partner” in the biz.  :)

Now, I’ve started looking at our time issue (or lack thereof) as a creative challenge.  It’s a problem that needs a resolution.  We have to constantly streamline the efficiency of our new system of working together, so I'm thinking of new “inventions” to help,  That way we can feed all the new babies in the same window of time that we’ve been working this past week.  It’s possible, I’m certain of it.

On a separate note, since I am not YET in the barn 24/7,  I do still have a little down time to eat, sleep and work on my story that I’ve been developing.  I wanted to let you know that the puppet show DVD may be postponed till later in the year, due to the severe lack of time right now.  However, the story is just about complete so I am taking it’s concept and turning it more immediately into a picture book.  It will be available as a set – a book and a stuffed plush stuffed animal based on the character.  I'm writing and illustrating it too so I have below some to show you.  It'll just give you an idea as to the look of the book, when it's complete. 

Enjoy!

Hope you like the style of it.  I estimated that there will be over a hundred illustrations when complete.  It's the first book I've ever created so it's dear to my heart and I'm having a blast working on it.  I'll give you more updates as it moves along.  

Also, we'll post more photos of the babies through the next few months as they arrive.

Thanks for reading today! 

A lot of new milk means a need for my new invention!

The snow is piling up outside, as it is for so many in this country.  I’m referring to the huge storm that’s trekking across the states and dumping on us all along the way!  I’ve heard the news stations refer to it as the storm of the century.  They said the US hasn’t seen one so massive since the Fifty’s.  It’s yet to be seen how accurate they will be, but it’s already snowing now.  John and mine’s morning commute tomorrow, from the house to the barn, is sure to be a treacherous one.  They’re predicting up to almost 2 feet to fall in total.  But trudge through it in our muck boots we will since, just as there is a lot of snow… there are a lot of babies coming too! 

Not today or tomorrow, mind you, but the first due is around the 8^th or 9^th (about a week) and John thinks someone will probably kid THIS weekend.  Therefore, everyone here is preparing. 

For example, we had a milk meeting down at the Beekman Mercantile yesterday, to discuss and coordinate milk pickups.  Considering the sheer volume of milk being produced by the larger number of goats producing it this year, John and I realized this is no easy task.  The milk will be used to create the soap and cheese, like last year, but also a new item which will be discussed on Beekman1802.com at some point, as well.  There are more buyers this year too.  It’s a lot to coordinate to make sure everyone gets what they need.

Now, someone integral to producing the soap mentioned in the meeting the challenge of lifting the 3 gallon metal containers from the barn into their vehicle.  (This is how they transport it to the soap facility.)  Its one thing to lift one or two pails, but they are heavy when full, and 6 or 8 times at a pickup is rough on anyone’s back.

My eyes lit up.  It was a call to a challenge that required one of my inventions to solve!  So this morning, I took time away from the story I’m producing (I mentioned it in the last entry) and designed quickly a scale working model of a new aparatus.  It easily lifts the full buckets and can be pushed to where the car is parked in the doorway of the barn, and unloaded into the vehicle.  It should save more than a few backs in the process. 

So this little video I threw together shows a 1/12 scale model of this zany contraption that will be built of wood and have wheels to maneuver.

Enjoy!