While waiting for the groomer at my veterinarian’s office to finish trimming my dog’s toenails, I idly wandered around looking at colorful posters on the wall about keeping pets healthy and safe.
During the previous 100 days, we have all seen our once sturdy democracy become a house of straw. Share your avocado with JessiBelle. Let her enjoy these halcyon days before she is deported because of her canine lineage. Not advocating the avocado dog bed, though. That's just too weird. 😋
To go the opposite of political....I had a friend in CA with a lemon ranch. Below the house they had an avocado grove with avocados the size of grapefruit. When I visited, we rolled up avocado in tortillas and ate so much of it it turned our silver jewelry black! Better yet, with all the avocados that dropped to the ground, her 4 Australian shepherds just relaxed under the trees eating avocados. While they may have been only slightly overweight, their coats were like silk!
What a wonderful story! I love the idea of this. And a "lemon ranch" -- I've never heard of anyone ranching "fruit." However, since moving to Iowa, I've met people who "farm" turkeys...
Yeah, it's "ranching" in CA. You may have "groves" (fruit and almonds) but they are on you "ranch." maybe it's leftover from the early Spanish history while midwest would seem more "farm.", so now I wonder what the "do" in new England? Something British related? (Actually I'm not sure what they call apple growing here?
So your discussion prompted me to ask, am I a farmer or a rancher? I raise red wiggler
worms. 🥁🥁🥁🥁
That’s a great question — you are technically a farmer!
Here’s why:
• Worms (like your red wigglers) are considered part of agriculture and crop support, because they help create vermicompost — rich, organic fertilizer for growing plants.
• You are cultivating and managing a living organism for soil improvement or production, which falls under the definition of farming, not ranching.
• Ranching usually means raising large, grazing animals on open land (cows, sheep, horses). Worms aren’t grazers — they are cultured or farmed in bins, beds, or controlled environments.
In short:
You are a worm farmer — a very cool and important type of farmer who supports the soil and ecosystem health!
During the previous 100 days, we have all seen our once sturdy democracy become a house of straw. Share your avocado with JessiBelle. Let her enjoy these halcyon days before she is deported because of her canine lineage. Not advocating the avocado dog bed, though. That's just too weird. 😋
To go the opposite of political....I had a friend in CA with a lemon ranch. Below the house they had an avocado grove with avocados the size of grapefruit. When I visited, we rolled up avocado in tortillas and ate so much of it it turned our silver jewelry black! Better yet, with all the avocados that dropped to the ground, her 4 Australian shepherds just relaxed under the trees eating avocados. While they may have been only slightly overweight, their coats were like silk!
What a wonderful story! I love the idea of this. And a "lemon ranch" -- I've never heard of anyone ranching "fruit." However, since moving to Iowa, I've met people who "farm" turkeys...
Yeah, it's "ranching" in CA. You may have "groves" (fruit and almonds) but they are on you "ranch." maybe it's leftover from the early Spanish history while midwest would seem more "farm.", so now I wonder what the "do" in new England? Something British related? (Actually I'm not sure what they call apple growing here?
So your discussion prompted me to ask, am I a farmer or a rancher? I raise red wiggler
worms. 🥁🥁🥁🥁
That’s a great question — you are technically a farmer!
Here’s why:
• Worms (like your red wigglers) are considered part of agriculture and crop support, because they help create vermicompost — rich, organic fertilizer for growing plants.
• You are cultivating and managing a living organism for soil improvement or production, which falls under the definition of farming, not ranching.
• Ranching usually means raising large, grazing animals on open land (cows, sheep, horses). Worms aren’t grazers — they are cultured or farmed in bins, beds, or controlled environments.
In short:
You are a worm farmer — a very cool and important type of farmer who supports the soil and ecosystem health!