One year after we started this crazy adventure I looked back at all that we, mostly Tom, accomplished. We cleaned up fields, re-fenced most of the 46 acres, bought pigs (and were patiently awaiting our first litter of piglets), raised chickens and two turkeys (including one jerk rooster), raised two ducks (who have since moved…
Jurassic Farm! Beware the tyrannosaurus cow! As a dumb city girl, I set out to befriend all the cows living on our property. We rent our pasture to J Bar J Ranch while we build our own herd. The J Bar J herd is a docile bunch and I’ve enjoyed being around them and learning…
I’ve said, “Please do not bring toads into my home,” to three different people, including a grown person!! A famous comedian once asked his audience if they found themselves saying things to their children that they never thought they’d have to say. Well, since moving to the country, I have had to repeat the words,…
Editor by day, rancher by night… For my day job, I work from home (even before COVID, I worked from home). Everyday, I sit on a billion conference calls all day long. Typically, our meetings are interrupted by bad internet connections or my colleagues’ dogs barking. But, on this day, our meeting was interrupted by…
Once upon a time, a country boy moved his city wife and their city kids to a 46-acre ranch in the Ozarks. Here we are, almost 4 years (or 1,247 days) later making it work on 141 acres and living to tell about it!