“I love the connections that make up an agricultural community, the ways we show up for each other, the mutual networks of aid and support.”
Tag: Livestock
Posted inAgriculture & Fishing
O’Neill: The tenth chicken tractor (column)
“I’m grateful for new information from other farms, glad to apply it in our own efforts, and also for the materials we’ve been given over the years.”
Posted inAgriculture & Fishing
O’Neill: A big breakfast on a snowy morning (column)
“It can be so hard to make the time to cook proper meals, especially during peak seasons, and I have to remind myself that eating good food is a big part of the reason for the work I do.”
Posted inAgriculture & Fishing
O’Neill: Reflections on raising livestock (column)
“Raising animals engenders so many deep feelings that run the full gamut of psychological experiences.”
Posted inMendocino
O’Neill: Snow melt, pig jail break, and hope springs eternal (column)
“When I showed up for chores there were 60 chickens, one goose, one turkey and 5 pigs all out in the main barnyard where no one was supposed to be.”