Planting excitement returns in spring
When the calendar turns to May, every farmer I know comes down with the fever to turn wheels and kick it in to high...
Spring: Time for new life and gratitude
By JUDITH SUTHERLAND
Farm and Dairy columnist
With the birth of a beautiful Haflinger colt, the farm is coming alive again. This sturdy little fellow arrived...
Childhood church was second home
BY JUDITH SUTHERLAND
Farm and Dairy columnist
Celebrating a birthday in the church of our childhood included a simple but memorable tradition. Sitting on a post...
Farm-raised athlete inspires us all
In a world in which role models are sorely needed, this farm girl from Fresno, Ohio, stands impressive and tall.
Farm friends enrich our lives
"Farmers. You have to love them to like them. You have to live among them to understand them, and even then you can't be...
It’s not easy figuring out a farmer’s luck
“A wise gamester ought to take the dice even as they fall and pay down quietly, rather than grumble at his luck.”
— Sophocles, 403...
War heros should share their stories
I have often thought that some of the best stories are the ones that are never told. There are likely many such tales in...
Everyone is waiting for spring to arrive
“We need another and a wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of animals. In a world older and more complete than ours they moved,...
Maple syrup brings lessons needed
Native Americans are credited with originating the making of maple syrup, which was then shared and passed down to the delight of anyone who...
Life and death tell the family story
“Death is to lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends...
