Picture this! Summer 1972. A young bride fresh from the burbs, totally captivated with her new country lifestyle and eager to learn the duties of her recently acquired “farmwife” designate.
In to … Read more
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Ms. Sherry’s First Memories
Welcome to my bi-weekly blog!
I hope you enjoy my musings. Some posts will be farm related, some family related and others totally unrelated…just what’s rattling around in my head at the moment.
My First Memories
Have you ever thought … Read more
Can Being With Cows Boost Your Immunity?
It is said that over 300 years ago, milk maids whose job it was to milk the family cows were immune to smallpox, a deadly epidemic at the time. It eventually took the work of British farmer Benjamin Jesty to … Read more
Farming: Some Food For Thought
Did you know America’s farmers support 24 million jobs? U.S. farmers supply 41.56% of the world’s corn! Here’s a look into the impact America’s farmers have:
- There are 90 million acres of land planted to corn in the U.S.,
Posted in Farm Lessons
How Do Farmers Get Ready for the Winter?
While the weather is cooler and the leaves have changed colors, farmers are busy at work getting ready for winter. Even when temperatures drop, the work on the farm does not slow down. Now is the time to prepare livestock … Read more
Posted in Family Farm-stays, Winter On a Farm Tagged with: farm cottage winter getaway, winter on a farm
Farmer Frank Says
Words that soak into your ears are whispered... Not yelled.
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Farmer Frank SaysDon't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none. |
