Josh Pearson

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Hi folks! I’m sorry to have not been writing as much as I usually do, but in all honesty I needed a refresh and a break from the noise. The actual noise and the other kind. Cows mooing, roosters screaming, dogs barking, coyotes wailing, the news, and so on. In my online absence, the farm has continued to offer beef and lamb via our on site farm store ( attached to garage) as well as at the Washburn IGA and now Juneberry on main street in Bayfield. We are thrilled to have their store open and...

I realized something this week. I think I’ve realized it before, but sometimes you forget even the big moments and have to experience them while you’re moving slower to fully embrace what you’re learning or experiencing. Our farm is a driver of community connection, of friendships, of new relationships both socially and economically. It’s a space for kids to learn, and for our own daughter to make friends and have playdates. I know these are fairly obvious realizations, so I wonder then, why...