Every myth has at least a grain of truth. It doesn’t matter how small that truth might be; it gives life to the bigger myth. Here’s one I hear from almost every visitor to the farm. “Don’t stand behind a horse. You’ll get kicked.”
I watched Charlotte work with the calves Millie and Bette. This shy girl’s face lit up as she told the calves to “Walk on.” What a joy to see new-found confidence in her words and her actions! Can a shy girl be a leader? No. But Charlotte became a different girl. She was no longer shy; the calves did exactly what she told them. They steal your heart and teach you to be a better person.
This column is adapted from the prologue to Carole's book, "Yes, I Name Them," available in September. Carole shares her 26-acre Loudon farm with husband Bruce and a herd of Scottish Highland cattle.
The bellowing in the holding pen stopped as I walked across the barnyard. Eleven calves watched me open the gate to come in and feed them in the pen -- a space I think of as the nursery. A day earlier, I had separated these calves from their moms. Why do we keep the mothers and babies separate? It's all about training the calves.
Here's what happened when Joy met her first doggie door. Has this ever happened to you?
What's it like to spend two days on a train? And why are sea urchins a good thing? Here's the answer to both questions.
