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Local Food Isn’t a Privilege; It’s a Necessity

March 23, 2020

We are all getting a taste for what it might feel like to inhabit a science fiction novel. Or, as one meme said, maybe this is what life would look like it if was written by a 4th grader: “There was this virus, and the whole world ran out of toilet paper. Yeah, and there … More Local Food Isn’t a Privilege; It’s a Necessity

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Eating is an Agricultural Act

April 26, 2017

The title of this month’s article is a quote from farmer and writer Wendell Berry. In 5 words, he conveys that farming directly impacts you every time you eat, so you are involved in farming whether or not you care to be. Farmers own 1.7 million acres of land in NYS. That is more than … More Eating is an Agricultural Act

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Morning after the first frost. My little helper came out to do farm chores with me, but got distracted by the pond.
We’ll only have peaches in our farm store through Aug 16 or so (best guess). They are fabulously juicy this year - come and get them while they last!!
Farm store is full of transplants, ready for sales from 5/14 through the following Sat 5/22! #eattherainbow🌈 #purpleveggies #gardeningisgoodforthesoul
This goose knows it takes a village to raise babies - the ewe is sitting on her nest with her! #unlikelyfriends #farmlife #goslings
Mondays feel like this. #lambsofinstagram
Luke: sheep guardian and chief buttlicker. #LGD #lambsofinstagram #farmlifebestlife
“Are you my mama?” This little one tried to nurse on the chickens. #noluck #lambs #babies #farmentertainment
So nice when the snow covers all the junk laying around the farm and makes it look “picturesque”!
It took longer than our plow or shovel, but the sheep eventually made a path through the snow for themselves. Where there’s a will there’s a way!
A boy and his calf. Meet Diva! Since most Summer camps are canceled, our son wanted a project. Diva is his bottle baby, to eventually be sold as a family milk cow. #farmkids #babyanimals
Next week these ladies will be employed to maintain the vegetation under a solar array in Geneva. Interested to know more about #solargrazing? Join our network to learn, meet solar graziers, and get your questions answered: https://solargrazing.mn.co/share/CtLMSMkOZgbxkxkP
A little adorableness to counter the anxiety so many are feeling. Watch for “sproinging,” the technical term for jumping from all 4 feet at once, and watch the poor chicken caught in the melee!

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