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When Your Kids Tell Your Story
Our kids are filmmakers, so all kinds of weird stuff has happened at our place over the years. Charlie Chaplin emerging from an...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 71 min read
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Good-bye Winter, Hello Spring
Time to shrug off the slumber of winter and throw back our shoulders for spring, folks. What was our winter like? We had three kids...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 51 min read
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Farm Kids- Livin' the Dream?
Ask any farm kid, growing up on a farm feels like a mixed blessing. There are lots of animals, fresh air and places to play in your...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Snapshots of Winter
One of the defining winter events began in September when we left on a family holiday to the west coast, leaving the male goat frisking...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 8, 20243 min read
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The Mural Story '23
As we planned, we knew the Summer Mural would have so much meaning. Gathering hay, an impending summer storm, milking time, a family...

Mrs. Farmer
Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Do We Eat Our Animals?
Let us introduce ourselves. We are Chuck and Danea Lawrenson, and we have been farming here in Sanford for almost 20 years. We raise...

Mrs. Farmer
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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It's Baby Goat Season
This week began the avalanche, or dare we say "whiteout" of sweet little kids, with a lot more to come. It has been hard work since the...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 18, 20231 min read
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What happens on a field trip?
Where else can your students see and feel milk coming out of a goat's udder? And learn to hold a chick that is less than a week old?...

Mrs. Farmer
Mar 23, 20231 min read
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Planning the North Side of the Mural
With the beautiful East Side nearing completion, we’ve been using these winter months to plan for the North Side, which is twice(!) the...

Mrs. Farmer
Mar 8, 20231 min read
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What to Expect When You're... at the Farm
Spring is an exciting time on any farm. Big plans have been laid all winter and the breeding season starts the previous summer. Bulls...

Mrs. Farmer
Mar 7, 20232 min read
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Pick Up a Good Book
At our house, we love books. But we are picky. Books have to be good. Really good. What makes a good picture book? Here are three...

Mrs. Farmer
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Turning Trash into Treasure
This was one of those ideas in the "hmm, cool, but it will never happen" category. The worst eyesore when we moved to the old feedlot...

Mrs. Farmer
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Our 2022 Season is Complete
Now that the dust has settled (we closed August 1st), it’s time for a few reflections on the season. Highlights: ~ Our amazing staff. As...

Mrs. Farmer
Aug 10, 20222 min read
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What Our Customers Thought of Spring at the Farm
Usually I only post the bad feedback... it's more interesting. Plus it feels weird to brag. But we seem to have something really good...

Mrs. Farmer
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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New Kid on the Block
We keep a fairly arms-length relationship with most of our animals. Other than the dogs, they aren't pets and we all have a job to do. ...

Mrs. Farmer
May 3, 20222 min read
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Babies and Blizzards
Yes, April is the time for kids to arrive. But April isn't supposed to be like this. Thankfully, the kids started arriving before the...

Mrs. Farmer
Apr 14, 20221 min read
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Our Last Butter
Here’s how a cow works: First, she has to have a calf. Then she makes milk. But that doesn’t make her a perpetual milk-making-machine. ...

Mrs. Farmer
Mar 23, 20221 min read
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Emerging from THE Winter
Now that it feels like spring is close, I think I can start to talk about it. ‘It’ being this crazy winter. Even the open prairie feels...

Mrs. Farmer
Mar 15, 20221 min read
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Researching our Farm History
I’m pretty deep into a winter project this week (why did I wait until February???) and wanted you to see the process. We are planning an...

Mrs. Farmer
Feb 18, 20222 min read
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Wrapping Up the 2021 Season
Well, that’s a wrap, folks! August 2nd was our last day and we are now closed until next May. We want to say thank you from the bottom...

Mrs. Farmer
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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