Category: Farm life
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Top 5 Nonfiction Reads
Top 5 Nonfiction Reads Ishmael by Daniel Quinn This is one of the very few books I’ve read more than once. A well-told story with a Socratic style, the characters’ dialogue makes you question everything you never thought you didn’t know. The author spent decades perfecting this masterpiece and I’ll bet that anyone who […]
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Favorite Salad Toppings
Salad Recipe?! Who needs a salad recipe?! Don’t be insulted, I don’t think that poorly of you. I’m sure you can do this all on your own, but if I may say, I’m entirely certain that I feel more confident dressing a salad to impress than dressing myself for a similar purpose. So, there I […]
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Farm Baby
That’s a wrap! Season 2 at Enka:ri Farm is in the books. My little farm baby is growing up so fast. Yep, I said farm baby. I’ve found this endearing term quite fitting for the 30 acres of dirt, a couple ramshackle barns, and a fat whiny mortgage I’m blessed to call my own… For […]
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Bouquets
My first season interning on a production farm, I absolute dreaded making bouquets for market. I felt like the gals I worked with were so much better at it and I would have rather been back outside in the field with the veggies. Well, fast forward a few years, and Jamie, my co-intern there built […]
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It’s funny
I heard a joke on NPR this morning. A reporter gave a customer in a middle America diner a moment to share this gem on air: What’s the difference between a puppy and a farmer? Answer: A puppy eventually grows up and stops whining. I got a good laugh out of it. Sure, it’s stressful […]
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