Five Dog Farm

Both incubators are in use and already chickens are being born

Fresh homemade blackberry and raspberry muffins, I’ll take one of each with my coffee. Thank you to the Baker!

Peach and apple trees flowering, planted a large bag of Tulip bulbs and 50 Ranunculus bulbs. Coyotes tried to kill the neighbor’s dog. Spring is in the air.

Cuttings are growing well.

Enjoying SiriusXM and the beautiful weather, hanging with some of the kids...

Ten bags of Meyer lemons juiced for lemonade. No scurvy in this pirate crew.

Babysitting duties

Life on the farm is colorful!

When Denise steps out the back door it sounds like Bono has entered the room....there is an instant, deafening amount of noise, the pack of dogs celebrating something to do, and the rest of the farm realizing it’s dinner time.

Number two dog Diamond is famous!

Chicken eggs, duck eggs, $5 dozen delivered, baby ducks $5 each delivered.

Stuff is starting.....

Strong wings and scary strong legs makes moving peacocks dangerous. Denise moved the birds to a larger pen she built.

Cantelope, artichoke, yellow pear tomato, yellow squash, habenaro peppers.....need more peat pots!

Denise doesn't fool around when it comes to weed whacking, she buys her line a half mile roll at a time!

Scotty visiting for awhile...found on H Street in Bako

So many babies!

Pulled weeds, picked up veggies and fruit and fresh baked breads at the farmers market, and played with the dogsPulled weeds, picked up veggies and fruit and fresh baked breads at the farmers market, and played with the dogs

All the animals nails get clipped...even roosters

I smell jam in the kitchen...blackberry, raspberry, and of course more elderberry syrup!

Duck eggs for sale $5 dozen.Duck eggs for sale $5 dozen.

It must be Spring, the chickens now the ducks are laying again!It must be Spring, the chickens now the ducks are laying again!

Elderberry syrup (Homemade Sambucol) Ingredients: elderberries, sugar. Cold and flu preventative and remedy. Immunostimulant, antioxident, antiviral, with vitamins A, B, and C. Adults 1 tablespoon, children 1 teaspoon per day. If cold or flu strikes, take 4 times per day.

With temps in the 20's and a storm coming, we are finishing with the elderberries for now and making sure all the animals will be as dry and warm as possible.

Still canning well into November. Elderberry syrup is important, but so is jam, like Apricot, Blueberry, Blueberry Vanilla, Caramel Apple, Carrot Cake, Cranberry Vanilla, Lemon Ginger, Plum, Strawberry, Strawberry Vanilla, Jalapeno, and Peach Jalapeno.

The jam fairy was busy last night. Wake up to a clean kitchen and lots of strawberry, apricot, and elderberry syrup.

Outside cleaning elderberries, enjoying the beautiful weather!

Ducklings for sale. We are located in Onyx.

A handfull of goji berries for a mid morning snack. They grow good up here.

In just one evening, Denise made 4 types of jam, and pickles too!

Nice afternoon, in the shade making pickles.

Banshee avoids the rain by resting under the van.

We have one pound jars of Kingbee local raw honey, and homemade jam - Blueberry, Blueberry Vanilla, Caramel Apple, Carrot Cake, Lavender Lemon, Lemon Ginger, Lime, Orange, Orange Vanilla, Pear, Strawberry, Strawberry Vanilla....if you dont see your favorite, just message us! Fresh eggs too.

Denise working into the wee hours once again, homemade Orange Marmalade, Orange Vanilla, Lemon Ginger, Blueberry, and Blueberry Vanilla.

Once again Denise is rockin' two incubators. The care she gives these eggs is incredible.

Fresh eggs collected from our chickens this week, $5 per dozen, this Saturday at the Ridgecrest Farmers' Market, Tractor Supply parking lot, 9 to 1.

Don't you like to know where your food comes from? Five Dog Farm canned goods, especially our jams, are as locally and organically grown as possible. We hand pick our elderberries! The Kern River Valley provides apples, pears, peaches, strawberries, and lavender. We get jalapenos, cucumbers, and onions from CalOrganic, and lemons, limes, and oranges here in Kern County. Come see the quality of our jam, fresh eggs, and local raw honey at the Home Show this Saturday!

Have you ever heard of Widmanstätten patterns? That's the pattern you see when you slice into a meteorite. You can clearly see the pattern in the slice of a Swedish meteorite currently for sale at MGM Jewelry and Loan Inc. in Kernville.

Like life isn't busy enough, a worker accidently cut into the main power line to the house, nearly killing himself, setting three surge protectors on fire, scorching electrical plugs, and frying loads of electronics, from the router to the breadmaker, an alarm clock, a freezer motor, another freezer's fan motor, the list goes on. Denise valiantly rescued the food, got the freezer replaced, and ordered the parts for the other one. Lucky for me she works so hard!

We return to the Ridgecrest Farmers' Market on Saturday, with elderberry syrup, local raw honey, 20 flavors of homemade jam, and a few dozen eggs, large and small.

We are proud to offer local raw honey from Master Beekeeper Chris Kiosef!

Strawberry jam, Strawberry Banana jam, Cherry jam, Raspberry jam, and Blueberry jam just added to our inventory. We have some Elderberry syrup and jam left from the last batch of the season.

Now there's enough for me for the rest of winter.

Making labels in the warm Winter sun.

Caramel Apple jam, Carrot Cake jam, and the last batch of Elderberry syrup, good for what ails ya!

A few more flavors....Orange marmalade, Orange Vanilla marmalade, Lemon Ginger marmalade, Peach marmalade, Peach Vanilla marmalade, and Lavender Lemon jam. The oranges came from Rio Bravo at the base of the Canyon, the peaches from Mrs. Cole's orchard in Weldon, and the lavender from South Fork Ranch.

The canning continues, so far we have: Elderberry jam Cranberry Vanilla jam Blueberry jam Peach Jalapeno jam... Peach lime jam Pear jam Plum jam Caramel Apple Jalapeno Apple Butter Lime Strawberry and Elderberry syrup. Don't worry, your other favorites are being made next! See more

Lime marmalade, Blueberry jam, Cranberry Vanilla jam, Elderberry jam, Elderberry syrup and Spiced syrup, all in one afternoon! Denise you are amazing!

This chicken won't stay in the chicken pen. It wanders the yard when the dogs aren't looking, and spends its time in the duck pen, with ducks it grew up with.

Crazy lace agate, howlite, chrysocolla, rose quartz, lepidolite, snowflake obsidian, petrified wood, halite, hanksite, quartz crystals, and more...message us if there's some rough material you need!

It's December, and winter in the southern Sierra can be cold, windy, and it gets dark too early. Walking outside into the frigid air you're either well prepared -- or you rush back to a warm and well-lit place. The long evenings allow plenty of time to cook and organize around the dining table. Long evenings are perfect for slowing down and enjoying all that food you grew, pickled, jammed, and dried back when the sun was shining. Winter's crisp embrace makes food from past se...asons taste even better. Each jar captures a spark from the summer's sun, the absolute essence of place and time. Shining in the cupboard, these gems can't be compared with anything you can buy. Home-packed foods are strictly a gift, or to be enjoyed with a close friend. Elderberry jam & syrups Homemade Mediterranean spice Homemade jams Caramel Apple, Plum, Peach, Blueberry, Apple Butter, Pear jam, and more. Local raw honey and honeycomb. Local delivery in the Kern River Valley. See more

Slicing greenhouse grown cucumbers for pickles.

Looking down at Ridgecrest,on the way to the Farmers Market, and views as vendors set up for the morning.

Getting the table ready!

Flavors currantly available for delivery: Jalapeno Jam, Blueberry Jam, Pear Jam, Plum Jam, Peach Jam, Elderberry Jam, Caramel Apple Jam, Peach Jalapeno, Lime marmalade,... Carrot Cake Jam, Apple Butter, and Peach Lime Jam. We also have Spiced Elderberry syrup, and Elderberry Syrup, as well as one and two pound jars of local raw honey. Garlic pickles, Garlic Jalapeno pickles, and Bread and Butter pickles, as well as fresh pickled beets. See more

Pickled beets, Jalapeno jam, Apple Butter, Blueberry jam, and Pear jam.

To add to your holiday dinner, or as a holiday gift, local raw honey, honeycomb, homemade jams like Elderberry and Caramel Apple, and select crystals and geodes. Ridgecrest Farmers Market 8 am till noon each Saturday.

The latest rescue, a Queensland named Diamond, is finding her place in the pack.

Having a blast at the Farmers Market!

Our chickens are slowing down, but still providing great eggs. We have plenty of delicious local raw honey and honeycomb, and our homemade jam, made from organic and Kern County grown fruit. Visit us at the Ridgecrest Farmers' Market each Saturday, or send a message so we can deliver!

We have one pound jars of raw local honey, two pound jars with honeycomb, And blocks of honeycomb as well.

Apple Butter, Caramel Apple, and Plum jams finished!Apple Butter, Caramel Apple, and Plum jams finished!

The sagebrush is about to become honey.

A little baby boy peacock.

Fine local raw honey, made in Onyx from sagebrush and rabbitbrush just like around Ridgecrest; elderberry syrups (Sambucol in the pharmacy) from hand picked berries in the forest above Kernville; homemade jam using certified organic and locally grown berries and fruit; multi colored chicken eggs from our own chickens. We are permitted thru Kern County Environmental Health and the CDFA, , and certified by Kern County Ag. Please visit our booth at the Ridgecrest Farmers' Market each Saturday 8 am to Noon, Tractor Supply parking lot in Ridgecrest.

About 70 jars of elderberry, either jam, syrup, or spiced syrup. Denise even did pickles, too!

Don't you just love something made with quality craftsmanship? Our exotic wood cutting board from Carla Thorn has survived years of heavy use. For example, two cases of pickles this afternoon...

Locally collected Elderberries make healthy jam and syrup. Elderberries seem to bolster the immune system, and fight colds and the flu. We've made jam, syrup, and spiced syrup, $15 a pint (drugstores have syrup $14 for 4 ounces). We also have peach and variations of peach, from a local peach orchard. And Kern County organic jalapenos are used for jalapeno jelly!

Denise is still hatching turkeys in the incubator.

We proudly sell KingBee local honey, homemade jam (pictured is peach, peach vanilla, and peach surprise), and fresh eggs.

Cole's Orchard in Weldon supplies the peaches!

Picking berries means going thru a sickening mess from fire and logging.

Loving the peaches from the Cole Orchard in Weldon!

Why yes, we do sell fresh chicken and duck eggs, County certified, of course!