by advokate | Feb 2, 2016
Today is a gift from Mother Nature. The sun is bright and strong and the small amount of snow we had is quickly melting away in tiny streams that fill me with the excitement of spring. But it is not spring, the farms in the distance are quiet, waiting for the real...
by advokate | Jan 30, 2016
Sara was present for many surgeries on our beloved jersey cows over the years, most of them performed by our favorite veterinarian Dr. Jack Rath. Dr. Rath, Jack, was a true blessing to us in guiding our husbandry at Amity farm. Very patient, he was a peaceful...
by advokate | Jan 29, 2016
This winter has been so much warmer than most, a sharp contrast to the last two extremely cold with snow. I get to walk with no snowshoes and the landscape has large areas of brown and gold field showing where usually it is all white. We have lots of snow around our...
by Carol Conklin | Jan 26, 2016
Dick and I had searched for a farm for almost a year before finding this one in Washington County NY. We had traveled through the great snowstorm of 1978, driving out of Massachusetts before Boston was shut down in the heavy snow and wind. We drove into Maine as...
by Carol Conklin | Dec 17, 2015
In 2009 I was trying to feed and capture a young calico cat. I named her Champion for surviving the winter outside; snow, wind and cold! Champion was an inquisitive kitten that was raised off away from the barn on the farm that I help raise calves on. She would climb...
by Carol Conklin | Oct 29, 2015
“I think I have found a horse for you, Carol,” the old horse trader and trainer, Leo, said to me. My heart jumped for joy. I had been riding and helping with chores at riding stables all through my teens and just lived for the day that I could have my own...
