I’ve never been particularly bothered by my roosters crowing. We literally have 4 of them, so these things happen. That was until recently. For whatever reason I’ve… Read more “Undesired Alarm Clock”
Category: Farm Blog
The Villains
Every farm will have some sort of villain, if I let some of my theatricality show. More pragmatic writers likely refer to them as pests, predators, problems,… Read more “The Villains”
A New Pet
It’s difficult to get a bird to be pet like, at least chickens and ducks. It certainly not possible oh, but it requires work. I tried this… Read more “A New Pet”
A Loss
It’s different when you’ve gone through it enough times. I’ve worked in a few commercial farms, so I know what it’s like to lose a horse. It’s… Read more “A Loss”
We Accidentally Got Goats
Yes. The title is correct. We accidentally got goats. I can’t even make this up. A friend works at a gymnastics gym. Lots of kids and they… Read more “We Accidentally Got Goats”
You Want How Much?
It isn’t a secret that our property has been a work in progress, to put it mildly, but we have made some good strides lately. We now… Read more “You Want How Much?”
Now What Part 3
There is a document we hand to parents at the beginning of a meeting. It is rarely read. It is called procedural safeguards, or parental rights. This… Read more “Now What Part 3”
Now What? Part 2
In my last post I discussed what the different types of eligibility is mean. When your child is found eligible there are 1 million different questions, and… Read more “Now What? Part 2”
My Student Has a Disability- now what?
I imagine that my posts sometimes seem impersonal, because I fear sometimes that there is some risk of retaliation, if I say something that someone else wouldn’t… Read more “My Student Has a Disability- now what?”
My Family Doesn’t Get It
Living on a farm is a unique experience. That might be the understatement of a lifetime. The thing is that most the time family not understanding how… Read more “My Family Doesn’t Get It”