New challenges
As I think about topics for my columns here in Ozarks Farm & Neighbor, I jot down notes of things I might like to...
Making the best of it
Greetings from week five of our quarantine “party” at the farm. We have quickly fallen into a routine of homeschooling four children at multiple...
Getting back to basics
For several years, I’ve said the general population is three, if not more, generations removed from the farm. That scenario has become more apparent...
Social distancing from the herd
Here at my place, spring calving season is just about over.
I’m waiting on four old girls that look pretty close, then, all that will...
This too shall pass
Coronavirus. It’s all we hear and see, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Yes, it’s serious and we should treat it that...
Getting back to basics
For several years, I’ve said the general population is three, if not more, generations removed from the farm. That scenario has become more apparent...
Making it through
How are you doing? We are keeping the recent pandemic panic in perspective. I’ve never been to war. I cannot imagine the poverty of...
Filling the critical needs
Things are changing in our world, and folks are facing a new “normal.” We’re also learning the meaning of the term “social distancing.”
COVID-19 has...
Filling the critical needs
Things are changing in our world, and folks are facing a new “normal.” We’re also learning the meaning of the term “social distancing.”
COVID-19 has...
Pat and the thirsty raccoon
Regardless of how long a person farms, they will encounter experiences that they have never seen before, sometimes with a shocking or scary presentation....