tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678108626250575888.post2894290652619022853..comments2023-07-28T07:11:03.504-07:00Comments on Corner Post~ Seeing all sides of the fence.: Hard WorkCorner Posthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06152368967132615853noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678108626250575888.post-9282515723095008062010-05-08T13:44:03.336-07:002010-05-08T13:44:03.336-07:00I don't know if it's a passon for Linda, b...I don't know if it's a passon for Linda, but for sure it's a way of life. You have to be comfortable doing it and enjoy it somewhat because it .can't. be for the money. There just isn't enough of it to pay for the hours and hard physical work that get put into it.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678108626250575888.post-89019206414732893792010-05-07T19:56:04.051-07:002010-05-07T19:56:04.051-07:00Holly, I know Linda also. And we don't do it f...Holly, I know Linda also. And we don't do it for the money, also, no one forces us to do it. We do it for the love of what we do. If you don't have a passion for it, you won't last. MHO.Jinglebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529477409184907395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3678108626250575888.post-62246774504935745692010-05-07T09:35:52.268-07:002010-05-07T09:35:52.268-07:00I too, am concerned with the fact that ranching an...I too, am concerned with the fact that ranching and small farming is going by the wayside. It's frightening because we will have even less control of how our food is raised and less of a personal stake in it. Big business is not always in our best interests. Look at McDonalds and WalMart.....how they changed with super market success. <br /><br />I follow Linda P.'s blog (and if you don't know her you should take a look)Just Another Day on the Prairie, who is a rancher up north. Just recently the weather caused a tremendous amount of extra work for her. As I read the posts about the cows calving in bad weather, building the breaks, etc. I thought about the fact that here I sat in my living room while she and Bossman were out caring for what could eventually become my dinner. <br /><br />Sobering thought that.......Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17685436243608973979noreply@blogger.com