A lot has happened since my last email in 2021. At that time I let you know I had made a big decision, taken a leap of faith, and moved to upstate New York. As some of you already know that didn't work out. Relationships - no matter how much you think one should work, there are often things you don't expect, as turned out to be the case. Together, we weren't who we wanted to be. So my son and I moved back in March of 2022 - gone only five months.
We did have fun visiting very cool places upstate has to offer and my son was able to ski nearly every day; there was a small ski area just 5 minutes from the house. Upon our return we spent the summer in Cody working at a friends produce farm (Shoshone River Farm). That fall, my brother and his wife decided to move back to Duluth, MN, so we were back on the farm full time.
Papa Karl, now 80, tries to come back, when he can, from his kids in NV and WI to help out during the summer. My dad is 87 and going strong, but not an active participant in farm operations. My kids have their own lives now. One is in the Coast Guard in Buffalo, NY. Another spends her summers working at Barker Ewing Float Trips, in Jackson, and winters being an artist. My youngest is now 16 and a happy, strong helping hand. Me, I'm not the spring chicken I was when I started all this. With so many changes, getting everything back up and running myself was a daunting thought, so I went on the search for some help.
To my great pleasure the culmination that search found me with a young couple interested in picking things back up. I met Jonam while working at Shoshone River Farm in 2022. He had left that farm and was working another job and his wife had worked at George's Dairy. Jonam was interested in expanding his skills and knowledge from produce to include livestock and he and his wife, Joy, were looking to live the homestead lifestyle. They and their new son moved to the farm in September of 2024.
It will take some time to get everything up and running again. Unfortunately, animals don't grow up overnight. I had kept a small herd of my Jersey/Highlander and Jersey/Angus crosses, so we are starting off first with the great quality beef cuts you all enjoyed. We will bring other options online as soon as we can.
We did have fun visiting very cool places upstate has to offer and my son was able to ski nearly every day; there was a small ski area just 5 minutes from the house. Upon our return we spent the summer in Cody working at a friends produce farm (Shoshone River Farm). That fall, my brother and his wife decided to move back to Duluth, MN, so we were back on the farm full time.
Papa Karl, now 80, tries to come back, when he can, from his kids in NV and WI to help out during the summer. My dad is 87 and going strong, but not an active participant in farm operations. My kids have their own lives now. One is in the Coast Guard in Buffalo, NY. Another spends her summers working at Barker Ewing Float Trips, in Jackson, and winters being an artist. My youngest is now 16 and a happy, strong helping hand. Me, I'm not the spring chicken I was when I started all this. With so many changes, getting everything back up and running myself was a daunting thought, so I went on the search for some help.
To my great pleasure the culmination that search found me with a young couple interested in picking things back up. I met Jonam while working at Shoshone River Farm in 2022. He had left that farm and was working another job and his wife had worked at George's Dairy. Jonam was interested in expanding his skills and knowledge from produce to include livestock and he and his wife, Joy, were looking to live the homestead lifestyle. They and their new son moved to the farm in September of 2024.
It will take some time to get everything up and running again. Unfortunately, animals don't grow up overnight. I had kept a small herd of my Jersey/Highlander and Jersey/Angus crosses, so we are starting off first with the great quality beef cuts you all enjoyed. We will bring other options online as soon as we can.