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Raising strong kids from soft hears on the farm

To Young Farmer Moms: Strength is in the Softness

1 Comment / By Katie / September 21, 2018 September 21, 2018

Today Waylon told me, “I want you to have 3 more babies, so you can have 3 more soft bellies, and then you’ll have 4 soft bellies and I can touch all of them.” He explained to me that each baby I had would produce a subsequent belly on my back and each side. 5-year-olds …

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Sunflowers in August at Good Heart Farmstead

The Waning Days of August

1 Comment / By Katie / August 20, 2018 August 20, 2018

I noticed it the night we drove home from Maine. 8:30 pm, rain pouring down, headlights pushing through intermittent mist and fog as we navigated the backroads of Marshfield and Calais. And then again this morning, my alarm clock rising me at 5:15 to a dark room, despite the curtainless windows. I pushed snooze …

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