During the intense, draining heat of summer, some of my friends start expressing dread of the coming cold. For me, cooler days bring relief. I can always add gloves, hat, heavy jacket, boots, but there is a limit to how…
Chickens in the South Bronx? That’s where the 15 Brook Park Chickens live. They have their own Twitter account, Facebook page and blog. They even have a gallery of official portraits. I don’t know a lot of chickens who have…
If you drive by the Richmond, British Columbia, farm Harold Steves has worked all his life, you will see a herd of Oreo cookie cows. Belted Galloways are a Scottish breed, known for their hardiness. I used to raise a…
The country that decided to measure GHN (Gross National Happiness) instead of GNP (Gross National Product) is extending that yardstick to agriculture. The whole country is going cage-free and organic. On August 2, 2012 Bhutan’s Minister of Agriculture and Forests…
In my years of farming, I had some extraordinary experiences with animals. One of them, a sheep, even saved my life. Those of you who follow my Crossroads blog know I am partial to animals. I have posted a lot…
On my walk through the marsh a few days ago, I stopped to chat with a woman who was scattering seeds along the rails that line a wooden bridge. I’d seen her before. She always arrives on her bike and…
It was a Care2 Healthy Living post that alerted me to this sweet story. It was morning rush hour on State Road 512. Traffic was heavy but moving steadily. I’ve been on that stretch of road many times. It links…
Just as we humans are all different, so are the creatures who live with and around us. Take this Canada goose, for example. The people he hangs out with call him Scooter. On July 18, 2012, he appeared, swimming after…
Animal lovers have known for a long time that humans are not the only creatures on the planet who have consciousness. Now an international group of scientists say it is official. The Cambridge Declaration on Consiciousness was signed July 7,…
Butch and Sundance may be outlaws to most of us, but to the people of Malmesbury they were Tamworth pigs. Their story inspired a BBC movie, The Legend of the Tamworth Two, but the best part of the tale is…
