This week’s column considers the last decade of the cannabis industry: “I love the community of farmers, and I see the struggle that we’re all working our way through.”
Author Archives: Kate Maxwell, Publisher Emeritus
Kate Maxwell founded the Mendocino Voice in 2016 along with Adrian Fernandez. She served as publisher until June 2024 when the Mendocino Voice merged with the nonprofit Bay City News Foundation, led by Katherine Ann Rowlands
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O’Neill: How to even the score (column)
Chasing pigs and wrapping up the harvest at HappyDay Farms — are you ready for a winter break?
Posted inBusiness & Labor
A profession in crisis: Life of a rural vet, part 3
The third part in our series looks at challenges facing vets today, and what the public can do to help.
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O’Neill: You win some, you lose some (column)
Taking on water leaks, wild bigs, and the limited hours in the day: “I felt like crying, which is part and parcel for farming at some point during any season.”
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O’Neill: Sometimes it all comes together (column)
“I see our operations gelling, the many different facets of our farm business taking on new life as love is breathed into them.”