While the rest of our lives are messy, the work on the farm remains exactly the same. Every day they greet us with the same excitement and anticipation for food. Just like every spring, the goat’ s feet need trimmed, the sheep’ s wool needs sheared, and the fence for the spring pasture needs built.
In the time our community has been quarantined, we have hatched 14 chicks and welcomed five new baby goats and one little lamb to the farm.
We had to cancel Amelia’ s third birthday party. She spent the day at the farm instead, chasing baby goats and playing imaginary games that reminded me of my childhood.
I absolutely look forward to the day when we can visit friends and family and enjoy our community again, but it is also comforting knowing that even in the chaos some things never change. •
May / June 2020 • Our Brown County 35