by Laura Rodley

Shades of our American cowboy heritage were present recently when Tony the Longhorn steer was present at the Draft Animal Day in Woodstock, VT. From the size of his two-foot-long horns, and his 1,500-plus-pound bulk, it is easier to get an appreciation of the cowboys’ bravery, herding hundreds with bullwhips, faithful brave horses, little sleep and the promise of a fat paycheck. Unlike the cattle being driven to market for beef, this steer is 15 years old, and has been owned by Jim Palmer of Silver Ledge Farm in Gorham, Maine for most of those 15 years. (more…)

by Laura Rodley

Organizers work all year long to bring the world renowned Strolling of the Heifers to Brattleboro, VT. Every year, people throng the sidewalks to watch calves and heifers stroll through town in honor of all farmers and the hard work they do, and to connect people firsthand with the farmers and the source of healthy local food throughout the region. As “Farmers Are Our Heroes” was this year’s theme, many of the cows and strollers alike wore caped crusader costumes or capes. Children at the end of the parade were also adorned with capes, emulating superheroes. (more…)

by Laura Rodley

Wayward Goose Farm is set on a bucolic hill where an African goose went wandering in search of its mate. (more…)

by Enrico Villamaino

Farming is very often a family business, with one generation fostering and passing the torch off to the next. For Tony Moniz Jr. this is doubly so. The scion of two royal houses of the Rhode Island dairy community, he seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of both his mother’s and father’s families. (more…)