Kim Goodling, Author at Living with Gotlands

8 Jun 2015

Ask the Shepherd~Livestock Guardian Animals Part III~ Guard Llamas

by Kim Goodling | posted in: Ask the Shepherd | 0

Guard Llamas This post ends a series on livestock guardian animals. We have interviewed shepherds who use miniature donkeys and shepherds who use livestock guardian dogs, and today, I will share some thoughts on guard llamas. We have one guard llama who lives with our sheep year round on our farm. Since bringing her to VT Grand View Farm, we … Read More

4 Jun 2015

The Floating Bridge~One of Vermont’s Hidden Secrets

by Kim Goodling | posted in: Farm stays | 2

Guest Post by Anna Goodling The Floating Bridge~One of Vermont’s hidden secrets, lies in the small Vermont town of Brookfield, affectionately called “Pond Village” by the locals. The New England village is located along one side of Sunset Lake, its houses and barns hugging the shoreline. The whole village is miniscule – perched there on the edge of the lake, … Read More

1 Jun 2015

Three Pizza Recipes From Our Wood-Fired Oven

by Kim Goodling | posted in: Homesteading, Recipes, Uncategorized | 0

My husband is a good sport. He married a visionary, and I am not sure he fully understood what that meant when he married me. I constantly look at things from a different viewpoint than most other people. I tend to see the potential in something, and have a vision for what it could be. About five years ago, I … Read More

30 May 2015

The Letter “L” ~ Sunday Stills

by Kim Goodling | posted in: Homesteading | 0

Sharing in Ed’s Sunday Stills this week. “L” is for lake. Sunset Lake lies in the center of Brookfield, Vermont, a quaint New England village. The oldest standing floating bridge in the United States spans the lake where locals come to fish and swim. A mama hippo and her baby, sculpted out of granite by a local artist, watch over … Read More

26 May 2015

Rhubarb-New England’s First Harvest

by Kim Goodling | posted in: Homesteading, Recipes | 1

While the New England garden lays bare in the unpredictable May weather, one plant bursts forth with much enthusiasm~Rhubarb. This past weekend, our farmstay guest asked,”What is that?” when she saw the lush plant filled with pink and green stalks in our herb garden. “Rhubarb,” my husband responds proudly, “New England’s first harvest.” That one plant that New Englander’s long … Read More