Too many responsibilities, environmental and social influences, and stressors placefarmĀ womenĀ at high risk for depressive symptoms (link to research article). Ā When guests come to ourĀ farm, they often are jealous of the slower paced, stress free lifestyle that we live. Ā You're so lucky! Ā They tell ... READ the POST
Why are some farmers busy and others are lazy?
Depending on when you visit a farm, a farmer may look lazy or she may look like a chicken with her head cut off because she's so busy. Ā How busy a farmer is depends on a lot of factors. Ā First off, what is the farmer farming? Ā A farmer with a market garden is going to be as busy as aĀ cross-eyed boy ... READ the POST
How to make your neighborhood a better place
Here's a list of ideas that I stole from sunset magazine. Ā Maybe we should all take an early new year's resolution to make our neighborhoods better and prevent these crazy tragedies like the connecticut shooting: Organize community events 1. Host an annual Southwest-style luminaria display (one ... READ the POST
Problems Under Saddle
If your horse is misbehaving with the saddle on-GET OFF. Ā Why put your life at risk for something that can be taken care of safely? Ā A bucking, rearing, shying, bolting psycho is a horse that hasn't learned all of the lessons it should have learned on the ground. Ā My horse Tarik is bucking slightly ... READ the POST
The Deep Litter Method
Iāve found some good material from the first people to research and promote deep litter, Kennard and Chamberlin at the Ohio Experiment Station. The following is an article of theirs from the Golden Age of deep litter, published in 1949. For the impatient, here's a deep-litter quickstart: Deep ... READ the POST
Rain, rain don't go away
I woke up this morning, put the dogs out and thought a water pipe was broken. Ā That is until I noticed that everything was wet. Ā Wow, it's raining! Ā We don't get that very often here. Ā The high desert gets about 6 inches of rain a year, although there's a huge range of amounts to reach that average. ... READ the POST
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