The Importance of Taking Time with Friends and Community

The Importance of Taking Time with Friends and Community

I hope that you’ve carved out some time for visiting, camping and fishing. We all are busy farmers, but deep down there is a longing that I see for folks hoping to have a deeper sense of connection. When we find ourselves in the midst of hectic lives on farms,...
Stopping the Conflict Avoidance Dance on Your Farm

Stopping the Conflict Avoidance Dance on Your Farm

You may need to ask a third party for help in resolving the conflict to deal with your sense of overwhelm. That is why I will never be out of a job as a farm family coach. Farm families are entangled in the avoidance dance, and they want it to stop. If you keep...
Getting Ready for New Roles Makes Me Depressed. Not!

Getting Ready for New Roles Makes Me Depressed. Not!

May your new work excite your heart, Kindle in your mind a creativity To journey beyond the old limits Of all that has become wearisome. May this work challenge you toward New frontiers that will emerge As you begin to approach them, Calling forth from you the full...
Who Am I as Father, Founder, and Farmer?

Who Am I as Father, Founder, and Farmer?

As an outsider looking into the many farm families that I am honoured to share time with, it always saddens me to see folks who cannot seem to grasp happiness beyond what they do as farmers, especially when it is time to let go of control of decision making and let...
Bully Free on the Farm

Bully Free on the Farm

She came up to me quietly after my presentation, looking tired and sad. “Elaine I haven’t been off the farm in months, and I don’t know who is going to help us with seeding. I am seventy, and I cannot take this anymore. My husband is very verbally abusive and won’t...