After many hours on the road, we finally arrived at our destination. The Northern Light Farm is in Solway, Minnesota, population 89. Well, now 91 including us. It is just outside of Bemidji, MN. Paul Conklin runs the farm there and his wife, Becky, is the regional ecologist. Their two children, Li and Hannah, were at Chinese Language and Music camps, respectively.
(Much thanks to Hannah for letting us stay in her room!). Also, Becky spent much of the week at a conference. Most of our time was spent with Paul, Becca and Promod, newlyweds who met in Yoga class in India and who are Wwoofing their way across the country for 6 months. These guys are doing it right-they are even going to Hawaii for a month. Do I hear trip extension?!? ….I kid, mom. I kid. The social scene on the farm was quiet, but content.
Our first full day (Tuesday) on the farm was a rainy one, so we spent much of the morning helping tidy the shed, shoveling gravel then doing some weeding. We helped feed the chickens and got to know the six cats, the dog, Micah, and even the guinea pig, Citrine. (Stay tuned for pet profiles.) Amber has a lot of experience with chickens, so she wasn’t afraid to catch one. Check out the video!
Most of the farm is used for chicken, vegetables and cattle. Paul opts for Highland cows. They are beautiful; short, stocky, sandy brown cows that have these long wavy bangs that hang down over their eyes-very feminine. It almost looks like buffalo hair.
Like Vermont, the growing season in Minnesota is very short: the second half of June through the first half of August so once again, everything seemed to be ready all at once.
After many hours on the road, we finally arrived at our destination. The Northern Light Farm is in Solway, Minnesota, population 89. Well, now 91 including us. It is just outside of Bemidji, MN. Paul Conklin runs the farm there and his wife, Becky, is the regional ecologist. Their two children, Li and Hannah, were at Chinese Language and Music camps, respectively. 
(Much thanks to Hannah for letting us stay in her room!). Also, Becky spent much of the week at a conference. Most of our time was spent with Paul, Becca and Promod, newlyweds who met in Yoga class in India and who are Wwoofing their way across the country for 6 months. These guys are doing it right-they are even going to Hawaii for a month. Do I hear trip extension?!? ….I kid, mom. I kid. The social scene on the farm was quiet, but content.
Our first full day (Tuesday) on the farm was a rainy one, so we spent much of the morning helping tidy the shed, shoveling gravel then doing some weeding. We helped feed the chickens and got to know the six cats, the dog, Micah, and even the guinea pig, Citrine. (Stay tuned for pet profiles.) Amber has a lot of experience with chickens, so she wasn’t afraid to catch one. Check out the video! 
Most of the farm is used for chicken, vegetables and cattle. Paul opts for Highland cows. They are beautiful; short, stocky, sandy brown cows that have these long wavy bangs that hang down over their eyes-very feminine. It almost looks like buffalo hair.
Like Vermont, the growing season in Minnesota is very short: the second half of June through the first half of August so once again, everything seemed to be ready all at once.
great pix! wanna see more when you get to Montana.
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