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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm: Welcome!

Hi, I’m Laura Sluder and I run Blue Sage Farm. Blue Sage Farm is a small sheep and goat dairy located in southern Idaho. The farm philosophy is to let the animals do as much as the work as possible....

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – Why I’m a Dairy Farmer

I guess you could say I just fell into to dairying.   I grew up on a cattle ranch but our distance from town meant that we couldn’t just run to the store every time we ran out of milk.  My brother’s...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – Animals and Breeds

Since my main interest is sheep, I’m going to concentrate most of this blog post to them but I will mention in passing that I have Alpine dairy goats and have started getting some Nubians for their...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – On Capital and Equipment

One of the most difficult things I had to do to get the dairy up and running was finding capital.  “You want to milk what??!!” was the standard response from bankers.  Even with a full business plan...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – Training

Nothing beats hands on learning especially in a job like farming.  That’s not to say that some “book learning” isn’t important but you can only learn so much from a book then you’ve got to get your...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – Pasture Management

Pasture Management.  It should be the easiest subject to write about because it’s my favorite, but for some reason, it’s the hardest subject for me to put into words.  How do I explain in 800 words,...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – developing a marketing plan

Farmer’s markets have been the mainstay of my marketing plan for the past 9 years. They are a great way to get a small farm up and running with some cash flow but there are downsides to farmer’s...

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Bootstrap @ Blue Sage Farm – Reflections on Policy and Regulation

I have to say I feel really lucky that I have a great dairy inspector.  I’ve heard horror stories about how an inspector can make your life miserable but I haven’t experienced that.  I think it helps...

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