Chickens at sunset at HappyDay Farms in Laytonville, Calif., in an undated photo. (HappyDay Farms via Bay City News)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

One of the things I love about being in a community of farmers is the opportunity for learning that comes when we all share our practices and pictures of our farms. Farm visits are the best for this, because every time I go see someone else’s operation I level up parts of my own skills and capability. Even without visiting, the sharing that happens on social media has changed my game so many times over the years.  

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