Well, Spice is off to dryer, greener pastures today. No, wait, that sounds like she's dead. She's not; it was just drying off day for her. Spice calved last in November, and has helped us raise 5 healthy calves this lactation. She's due with her next calf in late October, so we thought it was …

Why Can’t Bartering Still be a Thing?
I think I was born in the wrong time. I really wish we could go back to the simpler days of bartering for our necessities, but I don't think anyone today is going to take a live chicken in exchange for a new cell phone or some fresh produce to pay my electric bill. Alas, …