A Day in the Life of a (Part-time) Farmer

by Laura Parker Roerden 5:30 am (May 8, 2014).  I’m awakened by my cell phone ringing and the accompanying chime of a left voicemail message. It’s the post office calling: they have my forty baby chicks. The ones that were not supposed to come for three weeks. (Who knew that the post office opens atContinue reading “A Day in the Life of a (Part-time) Farmer”

10 Things About Cows That Will Amaze You

by Laura Parker Roerden 1. Researchers have discovered that cows tend to face either magnetic north or south when grazing or resting, regardless of the sun’s position or the wind’s direction. Why cows do this remains a mystery. 2. Cows have regional accents. After a group of dairy farmers noticed their cows had different moos,Continue reading “10 Things About Cows That Will Amaze You”

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