A collection of posts about a range of topics related to Scalawag Farm.
Scalawag Farm is a small Nigerian Dwarf goat dairy operation based in rural central Maine. Farmers Paul and Trina founded the farm based on our shared love of excellent, responsibly raised food, and our strong attachment to four-footed creatures great and small. We believe Nigerian Dwarf goat dairy products are exceptional for their flavor, butterfat,…
You might be wondering – with all the emphasis on pasture rotation, and the goats getting everything they need from the land around here, what happens in the winter time? Well, as far as eating goes, goats primarily will subsist on hay from about November until sometime in May. Hay is the dried, mowed grass…
At Scalawag Farm, we strive to ensure that animals can exhibit their true selves. One of the key components of this is being able to raise our animals on pasture, and to rotate them throughout the property. This is of great importance particularly for the cows and goats. Goats, by their nature, are not preferential…
While we are predominantly focused on our Nigerian Dwarf goats, we couldn’t do what we do at Scalawag Farm without the help of our other farm “employees.” We depend on our cows, pigs, and flock of ducks and chickens for a number of purposes! Cows Anyone who visits Scalawag Farm will probably end up encountering…
At Scalawag Farm, we feel there are a handful of practices we engage in with raising our animals that set us apart from larger conventionally managed farms. While we do not cast judgement on any one else for the decisions they make on their farm, we want to simply illustrate that we have come to…
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