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March Begins. I Can Coast Now.
I can remember it. Clear as day. Every year on March 1st, even if it was snowing, my daddy would say, “Tommy, we can coast now. We’ve made it through February, that’s the worst of it.” He’d go on to … Continue reading
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Tagged 2022, blue ridge mountains, childhood, crocus, dyer county, farm, meteorological spring, nelson county, Northwest Tennessee, virginia
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Farm Standard Time (FST)
We all know about DST. That’s where we advance our clocks one hour each spring of the year then fall back an hour in the fall to Standard Time. Ever since I was a kid growing up on the farm … Continue reading
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Tagged blue ridge mountains, checking out, nature, simple life
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Processing Day
Roseland Nelson County, Virginia The day the pigs leave the farm to go to the processor is always a tough one. Let’s just call it what it is. It’s the kill date. Processor just makes it sound nicer. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged blue ridge mountains, farm raised, humane farming, pastured pigs, virginia
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