Bring on the Beef!

The farmer called last night and we arranged for the pick up of the beef. We will be picking it up next Wednesday night.

The farmer said the beef has been ready for two weeks but they've had nothing but incredibly hard work to contend with because of the snow. He said with each of the large snow falls they had 20 hours of work to get things under control. Even at that, they lost two calves. He felt lucky though because one of the other farmers in the area lost 100 cattle due to a building's roof collapse that could not support the snow.

He said, "Imagine how much work is involved in clearing away all that snow just to get one gate open?"

We go to the store and we buy our food and it's all nice and ready for us. We take it for granted how much work goes into food production when things are going as "they should", let alone what's required when unusual circumstances occur.

I am never cease to be awestruck at the dedication farmers have. They are a crazy breed, for sure.