Kayla met me at the Russell County Fair Saturday to watch the Junior Dairy Show. I was highly impressed by the skill of these kids as they led massive cows around the arena, nudging feet into proper position with long poles and guiding headstrong beasts into just the right conformation.

This girl was particularly skillful, rubbing the cow's belly gently to soothe her as the pair stood at attention. No wonder she won first prize!

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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