Our way of raising livestock is a lot of learning, growing and learning some more. Farming will teach so much more that just how to farm. The animals will make you laugh such as when the pigs bite the hose and belly flop in the fresh water. They will frustrate you when certain breeds are not easily restrained by your tireless fencing system. They will bring out the calm strength in you when you’re assisting a kidding mother goat during a tornado. Sometimes they make you cry when you lose a young baby due to the order of nature or unforeseen circumstances. Other times they amaze you at their instinct to protect and raise their young right in the midst of preditors. All of these things have been a part of our experiences in the last four years.
We have learned to “dance the dance” but quickly realize we cannot orchestrate the dance. That is not ours to control. We just learn to work in harmony with our Creator and give the best we can. I guess you could say it's nature working naturally!
Be committed to buying local to keep our community farms alive. There are so many unsung heros....farmers are one of them. I can now appreciate the work of real food.
Until next post.....
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