Tag: family farm
Dad made his place on earth better
On the day of Judith Sutherland's father's funeral, she and two family friends witnessed a spectacle that really was a testament to her father's values.
Twine and duct tape are farm staples
Judith Sutherland shares a column from 2007, about the many uses of twine and duct tape on a dairy farm.
Three Western PA farms recognized as Century Farms
Families from Beaver, Butler and Indiana counties were honored for keeping the family farm going for more than 100 years.
Pa. dairy wants to help others find success in tough market
Vale Wood Farms is offering the a short course to teach farmers how to process and market their own farm products, just as their family has done since 1933.
Mom was a hard worker, may she now rest in peace
Alan Guebert remembers all of his mother's best qualities following her passing on April 22.
Typical family farm? It’s complicated
It's hard to lump family farms into one neat package. Family farms are small, large and everywhere in between, and their farm business structure can be simple or complicated. More from Editor Susan Crowell.
The little fainting goat who wouldn’t
Judith Sutherland long ago figured out she doesn't have a fainting goat because Mabel refuses to believe she is any kind of goat at all.
Electric fences build character
It took grit, strength and determination to close the fence on her family farm every day. Little did Judith Sutherland know, it didn't have to be so hard.
Something special about farm dogs
There is something about a farm dog that makes us all stop and wonder why a good dog can't live as long as we do.
Respecting land stewards of the past
There was the feeling of carrying the torch for the people who came before us, farming the land with a nod of respect to its history.
