Rural

Is this thing on? This week was exciting mostly because the two new llamas came on Wednesday. Poppers and Rrhea have been getting used to our barn and meeting the four sheep. Poppers is tall and alert at all times, and Rrhea is shorter and also always on the lookout. They were part of a herd of more than twenty llamas and being with four sheep will take some getting used to.

By Katono Catherine Many communities still associate an educator’s visit at their residences to problems, such as reporting an obstinate student or issues relating to the poor health of their child. From an educator’s view, a number of equally significant practices have eclipsed the role home visits play, and yet…

by Asher Smith and Thomas Hershewe Over the past 50 years, people in rural areas have become more likely to vote Republican, and areas in and around big cities have become more likely to vote Democratic. Undeniably, there is an observable relationship between living in a rural area and voting…

Potato experiment Massive pheasant back. All photos by the author. So this week it felt like summer. We turned on the fans in the barn and turned off the heater in the greenhouse. This week we planted potatoes. After the last two years of fighting potato beetles in the big field, we are trying some good old fashioned crop rotation. They are moving to the small garden and we are planting about a quarter of the usual. In an effort to baby these baby potatoes, we mulched with hay, which should suppress weeds while giving some fertilizer. Fingers crossed.

Who knew that a field trip to the dump could be such a source of serendipitous, joyful moments? When I lived in the city, over the span of my 55 years, I think you can count on one hand the number of times that I visited a landfill site. …

Keeley Schroder May Writing Prompts — Urban Or Rural Living Keeley’s prompt today asks “ Have you lived in both rural and urban areas? Which do you like better? This was inspired by Brandon Ellrich.” I have lived in both rural and urban areas. There are benefits to living in urban areas as you have a great choice of restaurants…

Have you lived in both rural and urban areas? Which do you like better?

Why not? It has been exactly one year since I started posting weekly photos and stories from the farm where I live and work. I really appreciate my regular readers, and I think I will try to keep it up. Farm Friday never turned into the viral sensation I imagined…

I’m back, but I’d rather be in the city — The largest “city” in Wyoming is Cheyenne, at about 65,000 people. I’m not there. This town has fewer than 12,000 humans running around. There is one grocery store, a dollar store and a few convenience/gas station stores. There’s also a ton of history, great people and a friendly atmosphere. A…