No. This is not pornography. This is artificial insemination. Winter is a time of intimacies….and not just for humans. This week we separated the rams from the ewes, their breeding cycle complete. And we’ve been monitoring the pigs for when they come into heat so that we can artificially inseminate them. In January, my […]
It wasn’t always like this
(See below for info on this photo.) It wasn’t always like this. This is what I think as my pen taps the yellow pad on my desk, waiting for someone to pick up at the Schoharie County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. The opioid crisis is hitting closer and closer to home, wreaking havoc […]
Do this one thing to eat better, save $ and help the planet.
“Once you cross 104 degrees Fahrenheit, photosynthetic rate declines rapidly.” My older brother can really take the buzz out of a cup of coffee. He’s a marine biologist, working for NOAA. That means his job is pretty much all about climate change. His world is the oceans: fishing rights, rising sea temperatures, endangered species. My […]
The Consummate Gentleman
This story ends with Bob dropping his pants on the edge of a lake in the Adirondacks, mooning a group of people on a motor boat. My task is to figure out how we got to this moment — Where a 65 year old man — dignified, kind, and recognized by our community, friends and […]
The Farmer’s Daughter
We call it her men-strual cycle. Every six to eight weeks, Saoirse sets aside Mordecai (her cat), her novels, her school books, her 18th century Italian gown that she’s hand-stitching. She goes online and starts sifting through her dating offers, filtering out anyone who shows a predilection for desecrating their coffee by contaminating it with […]
The View From Here
It’s Thanksgiving, and this is the view out my window right now. This is Bob’s view every morning. It is my view a few mornings each week…A dramatic change from home. And as I sit here contemplating it, I think about how we landed here. We first detected Bob’s elevated PSA in […]
Reflections
Fall typically comes with a sense of urgency. The homeschooling schedule is underway, and we must focus on the usual production and selling all while readying the farm and family for winter. We need to do a final count on CSA shares for the year, work out the processing schedules, get livestock to the butcher, […]
The Perfect Diet
“Where are those herbs I brought home from the cafe? I’m trying to find stuff to shove up the chicken butt,” I explain to Bob as he watches me scramble about the kitchen. “There seems to be a lot of that going around today,” he remarks as he takes a long sip of bone broth. […]
Slow Marketing Part II: Algorithms, Negativity Bias & Marketing OFF Social Media
I think Kevin has boundary issues. Lately he’s been writing to me a couple times per week. From the tone of his emails, you’d think we knew each other. His notes suggest that, at some point, we connected, and that we need to get a time on the books when we can talk about a […]
Slow Marketing: Business without Social Media
“It’s a necessary evil,” I lean back in my rocking chair, soaking up the warmth from the fire while Dusky sprawls across my lap. I’m trying to stay calm, centered. I need to convince everyone of my view. And they’re not convinced. Sunday family dinner is over, and we’re lingering a little longer before everyone […]
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