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thankful
i am writing here from the perspective of addie, our family cow. from these photos i am sure it is clear what dear addie is thankful for, but i will say it anyway: grass, green grass, spring’s first...
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lilly
Of all the tenets of biodynamic agriculture, the one that resonates the most with me and that guides my aspirations for the farm, is the notion of the farm as a complete organism. According to Hugh...
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ruminating
This evening after supper, I went for a rare walk all by myself. I had been gone from the farm most of the day and I needed (wanted) to go up to the pasture to check on Lilly one last time before night...
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the cream rises
It’s been a whirlwind the past few days. I hardly know where to start, or where to end, if you know what I mean. My dear sweet milk cow, Lilly, calved (or “freshened”, as milk cow owners might say) on...
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twice daily
Twice daily, I spend some time meditating on a cow. As the length of the days are right now, my chore time is basically coinciding with sunrise and sunset. I can’t think of a better way to start and...
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right now:: birthdays and bovine news
today is my birthday and although it is a harvest day here on the farm, we will sneak in a moment to share a white cake with meyer lemon icing and meyer lemon curd filling made especially for me by my...
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