Zinnia’s school had an egg hunt yesterday at which the “Easter Bunny” made an appearance. The Producer fled with her bucket, a similar reaction to the one she had at their Christmas party with Santa. I realized that she has an innate sense of facade, a trait kids seem to share. But adults tell them to stifle it, “come on it’s just fun,” and then when we get older we simply turn that into, “what are you, a conspiracy theorist?!” I have also noticed that The Producer has an innate desire to participate and help around the farm. I can see how parents would say, “I’ll just do it myself because kids are messy, awkward, take forever, etc” but once again we have discouraged what could turn into the curiosity of an adult who is engaged in his or her community. Just some thoughts on this Easter weekend. Being a parent continues to teach me so much about why Jesus said, “Anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.” For those of you celebrating the empty tomb today, hosanna! One of my favorite verses in John is the very last line, “Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.“
We celebrated Lily’s 6th birthday recently. (Yes SIX!! If you’ve been part of this community since I was pregnant with her, it’s surreal how fast it has flown by!) So, what do you get your daughter when her best friend is a chicken named Carla? A chicken purse carrier of course. Now they can go on all kinds of adventures together. I hope the downtown sidewalks are ready. Honestly, I kind of think Carla likes it?!
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The answer is 385.6 gallons of milk. That's how much milk we'd have to drink (at $13 a gallon) to make up for the $5,000 we have spent on our dairy cow - who has yet to produce a single drop. This is a PSA video for anyone who goes on social media and sees the idyllic apron-clad milkmaid harvesting her "free" milk for cream, butter, yogurt and more - then thinks, I want a dairy cow! It's hard work, there are no days off, and in the end, it's a financial wash (or drain). That said, if you want to do it because you enjoy a challenge, you want to raise your kids on a farm, you value knowing where your food comes from - these are great reasons. Leave the dreams of "free milk" at the barn door.
We love raw milk because it's a superfood with all the digestive enzymes left in tact. It's full of Vitamin K which is required for your bones to absorb Vitamin D. This is one reason we all take the fermented cod liver/butter oil from https://www.greenpasture.org/. It's packed with vitamins A, D & K...
I was truly amazed to witness Soleil, one of our mama goats, standing beside her kid when she got her head stuck in the fence. I first noticed something was wrong when I saw Soleil standing there, bellowing across the pasture to the other goats. Then I noticed her kid. Soleil stood there the entire time, in the hot sun, until her baby was free. Share this with a mama who doesn’t run when life gets tough.
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RFK Jr. Visits Ohio Farm That Shows Regenerative Methods Grow Healthy Food
https://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/us/rfk-jr-visits-ohio-farm-that-shows-regenerative-methods-grow-healthy-food-6026282?
Find out from Joel if he’s on the farm tour!
Once a Data Center moves in. It takes over. And let's see how much "new business" the local shops get once the build is finished and the vast majority of the people building it LEAVE. Then, only the tax revenue will be what comes in. And not a PENNY will pay for everyone's higher rent. The rent won't drop as fast as the crews leave. But politicians love that tax money to spend as they want. That's why the opinion of the people does not matter.
Meta’s $27 billion AI data center is transforming rural Louisiana - YouTube
