The livestock farmer soon learns it is possible to have too much of a good thing. This time of year, we are wishing our flock were a good deal larger to eat all the grass that’s growing up everywhere. But then by August, when the grass goes dormant under the blast of summer, we will […]
When we decided to share our Jersey cow, Emily, with her new calf, we knew we were in for a learning process, but we never calculated how opinionated Emily would be about our plans. Getting Emily used to the idea of being milked took some doing. She seemed at first relieved to have some of […]
Hard to believe this is our third season on the farm. I made the move to Upstate New York around this time two years ago and this is how things looked then, after I had spread tailings from our new well to fill some of the pot holes in the driveway. The view from the […]
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