Information on chestnut/acorn finished hogs. Not something that will be useful, but some interesting information:

http://www.badgersett.com/info/chestnuts/chestnutspork.html
*Note lower sat fat content

A food critic talks about chestnut finished pork
http://augieland.blogs.com/augie_land/2006/11/woodys_chestnut.html

Where to buy chestnut trees:
http://www.badgersett.com/info/planting.html

Competitor!
http://www.laquercia.us/iowa.php?id=7 *g*

AHA! How to make cured ham!
http://www.newsomscountryham.com/chowmagazine.html
http://www.newsomscountryham.com/hamladynews.html articles on hams

Northern nut growers association
http://www.icserv.com/nnga/index.html

http://ffsn.wsu.edu/WhatisFFSN.htm
The phone number for the farm family support network through the WSU extension office.

http://www.wshfc.org/FarmRanch/index.htm
Loans for new farmers

http://ffsn.wsu.edu/dairy.html
Suggestsions for spread sheets for expenses and monthly cash flow planning. Articles on how to talk to your banker, how to deal with rural change stress, the future of dairies. HUGE amount of information

http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AgEcon/pubs/ext_aec/ext2000-13.pdf
text on how to select profitble products for your farm, including how to market them.

Okay, so here is the list of Goat related links.

http://www.reueldg.com/
Local Nubian breeder in Deer Park. Note: very into pure Nubian lines, might be good bet, wouldn't tell them we're cross breeding with Alpines.

http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/4h/large_animal_pubs.htm
Information on Spokane County 4H

Desert Rose Dairy Goat Association
Elsie Hausman, N 31822 Perry Road, Deer Park, WA 99006
(509) 773-6903

Interstate Dairy Goat Association
Grace Stumpff, E 11516 Empire, Spokane, WA 99206
(509) 928-1145

Wildrose Dairy Goat Breeders Association
Sandy Riehle, 4967 A Wallbridge, Deer Park, WA 99006
(509) 276-6207

http://getyourgoats.com/washington.htm
listing of goats for sale in the state

http://www.goatconnection.com

http://www.cherryglenfarm.com/saleslist.html
List of AI straws. Note: Must learn to decipher whatever language they're using. We are not entirely sure this is English.





http://thebackkitchen.blogspot.com/2006/06/amaltheia-dairy-goat-cheese.html I'll need to move this link later to the cheese links.

Here are list of links on Poultry in general. Where to get them, coop designs, information on raising them etc.

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com
For purchasing birds and all other equipment and meds

https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/front.asp
Quail eggs, quail egg cartons, incubators, cages etc

http://www.backyardchickens.com/
Great site for general information on chickens and unique small coop designs

http://www.gamebird.com/coturnixquail.html
Information on how to raise and market coturnix (Japanese quail)

http://www.nwgamebirds.com/
site that sells Quail eggs (fertilized)

http://albc-usa.org/cpl/waterfowl/campbell.html
On Campbell ducks

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Ducks/Musc/BRKScobies.html
on Muscovy ducks