#blizzard2016

by | Jan 25, 2016 | Farm, Journal

From the moment the weather people were whispering gibberish about a storm of epic proportions, I was pretty convinced (well, that’s what I kept telling myself and everyone else) it wouldn’t happen. After all, winter had been kind to us. Yes, there were...

Yes, we don't know farming

by | Jan 15, 2016 | Animals, Farm, Journal

Sometimes the negativity that resonates from people, the skeptics, the people who never tried more than what was placed in front of them, rings in my ears. Yes, we do not originate from farming families. We were not raised on farms. I had dogs and bunnies growing up,...

I should be writing a paper, but…

by | Dec 30, 2015 | Animals, Farm, Journal

Well, it has been awhile. My lofty intentions of keeping a blog about our family’s farm extravaganza has not gone as planned. In addition to this farm, I work full-time (well…did… I begin my internships in school counseling soon and will work...

Spring and the mud on my boots

by | May 25, 2015 | Journal

It’s Spring! It is Spring! No more cold! So that means everything is growing! And we have no time to do much else but mow, plant, tend to the animals and the children and all of their activities because the schools and sports have a conspiracy to drown parents...

The inevitable dislike of Winter

by | Feb 20, 2015 | Animals, Farm, Journal

It’s been cold. Frigid. Eyelash, booger-freezing cold. Wind chills of -20 to -30 below at our farm. Maybe if you live in the Midwest this is normal. Maybe if you sit in a house after dark and before daybreak, it’s not a big deal. It’s just winter...