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Hi I'm Liz, welcome to The Cape Coop! I am a New England backyard farmer raising chickens, ducks, rabbits, alpacas, & gardening in my 1 acre yard. Thanks for joining us!

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NEW product in the soap shop! I am really excited

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Natalie is always one of the first out of the coop

<img src="https://thecapecoop.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="Natalie is always one of the first out of the coop in the morning to greet me. Then she follows me around as I do my chores bawking at me for mealworms. But once I’m gone she spends most of the day hanging out in the alpaca stall making a huge mess of the straw and laying her gorgeous dark brown eggs in there #chickens #egghunteveryday #chickensofinstagram #blackcoppermaran #farmlife #backyardfarmer #suburbanfarmer">

Natalie is always one of the first out of the coop in the morning to greet me. Then she follows me around as I do my chores bawking at me for mealworms. But once I’m gone she spends most of the day hanging out in the alpaca stall making a huge mess of the straw and laying her gorgeous dark brown eggs in there #chickens #egghunteveryday #chickensofinstagram #blackcoppermaran #farmlife #backyardfarmer #suburbanfarmer

So excited!! I have been wanting to get a custom C

<img src="https://thecapecoop.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="So excited!! I have been wanting to get a custom Cape Cod stamp made for years just to make this soap that has been in my head. I love it, thank you Gecko Color for the awesome stamp! #coldprocesssoap #soapstamp #capecod #madeoncapecod #capecodproud #lovemyhometown #handmade #handmadesoap #soaplife">

So excited!! I have been wanting to get a custom Cape Cod stamp made for years just to make this soap that has been in my head. I love it, thank you Gecko Color for the awesome stamp! #coldprocesssoap #soapstamp #capecod #madeoncapecod #capecodproud #lovemyhometown #handmade #handmadesoap #soaplife

With a population of 30,000 most would not think o

<img src="https://thecapecoop.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png" alt="With a population of 30,000 most would not think of Falmouth as “small town”, but when you move into a new house and you know two people connected to it (one that boarded horses here and one that lived here as a teenager) it makes you rethink that. There is an old farm calendar in one of my barn stalls, maybe 10 years old? @aimeelothrozum looks like you are up for hay duty tomorrow, we expect you bright and early! #smalltown #falmouth #community #capecod #lovemytown #farmlife #backyardfarming #suburbanfarming">

With a population of 30,000 most would not think of Falmouth as “small town”, but when you move into a new house and you know two people connected to it (one that boarded horses here and one that lived here as a teenager) it makes you rethink that. There is an old farm calendar in one of my barn stalls, maybe 10 years old? @aimeelothrozum looks like you are up for hay duty tomorrow, we expect you bright and early!
#smalltown #falmouth #community #capecod #lovemytown #farmlife #backyardfarming #suburbanfarming

Indigo is definitely my favorite natural soap colo

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Indigo is definitely my favorite natural soap colorant - use a little and get a dreamy blue/green/grey, use more and you get a moody deep blue. Love it! #soapmaking #soap #coldprocesssoap #naturalindigo #naturalsoap #soaplife #dowhatyoulove #madeoncapecod #handmade

Everyone is so happy to see temps in the 40s today

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Everyone is so happy to see temps in the 40s today!
#spring #springthaw #ducks #ducksofinstagram #ducklife #farm #backyardfarm #suburbanfarm

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