Culture Learning and Adaptation

Giving Care

Pearl is a new addition to Ambrosia Farms - along with her buddy Clover - they were purchased from our friend and neighbor  - so she did not have to divide her time between cheesemaking and caretaking.

We are always told in life not to be a "jack of all trades, master of none".

I'm afraid I did not heed that warning since I am truly involved in so many things - and no - nothing I've ever mastered Except perhaps animal caregiving.  Although as an accountant, people referred to me as an expert in financial transactions - I specialized in those transactions for many years.  As a youth I was very involved in athletics and played and coached softball on the college and recreational level.   Now I work part time in a heath care field and learning new things with every patient.  I am thinking of earning a Masters in the near future.  I like the study nutrition and how diet plays a part wellness from which it is possible to fend off disease, but only a part, many people with good diets get ill - and stress and it's part in disease.

I have been an animal caregiver since I was very young.  It comes most naturally to me, and it is the thing which gives me the most pleasure.  However, I caution that some people over care for their animals by dressing them, for example, and perhaps leaving them fortunes - Leona Hemsley comes to mind.  First are basic needs - food, water, and shelter - and quality of life through freedom of movement  - running the dogs, walking the goats to, giving horses a large pasture in which to run at will, chickens pecking at grasses all the way up the hills.  TLC, petting, touch is an added benefit.  Many animals have lived a long and healthy life in our care.

I listened to a very interesting discussion by an Evolutionist whose book just published discusses the differences but more so the commonality of every species.

"every species survives and reproduces and each have superhuman abilities, for example... the birds that fly south memorize the night sky...he is impressed by the  intelligence of all species...but humans have evolved with a more flexible ability to adapt to changing environments..."
Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin’s Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/national/local-national-986043.mp3

Warming us Up on a Winter's Day

Gene is busy getting us ready for another winter in this siberian town - Lots of cold here - makes you want to stay right in front of the fire...its coldddd.

The Amish have moved in - and heat only with wood, as far as we know - they each seem to have a sawmill and immediately set to work cutting down trees.  Do they clear cut?

How we are different - we use the trees that have fallen down except for the select few that Gene needs to restore the house or barn.

We take our natural resources very seriously and try NOT to remove anything from nature.

including weeds!!!!  This is the best way to preserve our natural ecosystems!

Saving Children from Addiction

It benefits children to look at some of the results of smoking tobacco. alcohol, heroin, meth, crack cocaine, mushrooms, pharmaceutical drugs, and food addictions.

We are all influenced by stresses in our life which do harm to our physical and mental status.

overdoses are often accidental...books and movies may be a deterrent to young people to adopt this behavior in the first place.  "Go Ask Alice", the Linda Lovelace film - to name a few - are examples of the impact of poor choices on a young life.  Accidents, etc.  And being less able to protect oneself from the abuse of others is more prevalent under the influence of drugs and too much booze.

certain items are addictive and cause self destruction!

especially heroin, psychedelic substances such as shrooms, too much alcohol, or pain killers.

Do not be overly influenced by your peers

choose Wisely

Caregivers are Farm Savers...

If the farmers and caregivers do not get relief they can't stay healthy
Paul has given us many years of caregiving to our animals and therefore ourselves
We would like to say Thank you
Paul is a very soft spoken reliable caring gentleman - we are lucky to have him working with us!