We were out at Magical Farms’ final Breeders Choice sale about 10 days ago, an annual event which we have always made a point to attend whenever possible. There is no denying that it all felt a little bittersweet this time around though, knowing that we were saying a final goodbye to a farm that…
Mud season has temporarily arrived about 10 weeks early this year. Last week I literally shoveled soggy hard pack out of our garage because our snow tires were creating virtual speed bumps as the mud sloughed off whenever we parked the cars. Even by typical January thaw standards this feels rather prolonged. I have to…
Some of you may know that Cas-Cad-Nac Farm has a long history with the Umass Amherst Camelid Studies Program. It’s founder, Dr. Stephen Purdy, was our one-man-badsass-truck-driving veterinarian way back when this whole alpaca thing started for Jen and I in 1997. There was many a late night call that Steve took from us dealing…
I would like to observe that even the best hotel beds in the world fail to live up to that which I find at home. Add in lumpy pillows and noisy air conditioning and you’ve got a winning combination. That is one of the major factors (along with missing my family, obviously) that motivated me…
