Animals

Classy Goats Multiply In McKinleyville – January 31, 2012

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Classy Goats Multiply In McKinleyville – January 31, 2012

“We’ve offered a lot of advice,” McCall says. “Now, hopefully, we can walk the walk and show the way.” »

Cypress Grove Announces Expansion Plans – January 16, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012
Cypress Grove Announces Expansion Plans – January 16, 2012

Humboldt County based Cypress Grove Chevre announced updates on two construction projects today. »

Beloved Boscha Is Gone – December 9, 2011

Friday, December 9, 2011
Beloved Boscha Is Gone – December 9, 2011

Our 17-year-old cat Boscha died last night, Monday, Nov. 28. She was hit by a car in front of her 14th street home. Everyone in Northtown knew her; circles of college students would gather to sit in the driveway to pet her. Homeless folks on the way to Redwood Park would stop and share... »

Otto, Another Buttermilk Lane Car Casualty – December 6, 2011

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Otto, Another Buttermilk Lane Car Casualty – December 6, 2011

On Saturday Nov. 19, 2011 at approximately 1 p.m., a teal honda CRV sped down Buttermilk Lane toward Samoa Boulevard. It struck and killed Otto Ryan-Sargent in the 1800 Block of the street and brought a violent and ugly death to our gentle and beloved cat. The driver of the teal CRV did not... »

Oliver Finds His Way Home – September 12, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011
Oliver Finds His Way Home – September 12, 2011

On day six, I got a call from the new owner of the McKinleyville house. Oliver had returned! »

McKinleyville Gets Cypress Grove Goat Dairy – August 10, 2011

Wednesday, August 10, 2011
McKinleyville Gets Cypress Grove Goat Dairy – August 10, 2011

The goat herd will begin with 200 carefully selected does and is expected to grow to approximately 1200-1400 over the next five years. The new dairy will create 12 living-wage, fully-benefited jobs between the McKinleyville and Arcata facilities and will help ensure Cypress Grove’s future in Humboldt County. »

The Goat Chronicles 3 – July 27, 2011

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Iverson and Foster Avenue residents have something anyone would want – a vast expanse of quiet open space just over their back fences. The goatroversy was about keeping that, period. »

Ag Committee Urges Council To Incubate New Options – July 20, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Brown said the core problem is that the county doesn’t distinguish between different types of agriculture. »

Karen Davidson: The Way The Whole Cypress Grove Thing Went Down Would Get Anyone’s Goat – July 15, 2011

Friday, July 15, 2011

I genuinely believe that Mary meant well with her proposal, but a factory farm is still a factory, and people had a right to be concerned about pollution. »

What Is An Estuary? – July 13, 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011
What Is An Estuary? – July 13, 2011

As of today, Humboldt Bay is around two-thirds of its original size (~27,000 acres, down to ~18,000) and we have about one-10th of the historic 1,870 salt marsh (~8,800 acres, down to ~844 acres) – with current and planned restoration projects covering maybe one third of the 9,000 acres lost. »