OUTSTANDING IN HER FIELD Farmer Friends by Sarah Harrison, Co-Owner of Mazak Farms
I married my best friend, thank goodness because my husband and I are hard people to be friends with. Not because we are hard to get along with but because we are hard to get together with. In the spring, we are too busy; in the summer, we are too busy; in the fall, we are definitely too busy; and in the winter, we are less busy but too tired. Just a barrel of fun we are not! But very fortunately for us, we have friends who also farm and get this life. Because their schedules are similar, we mutually expect plans to change, someone to be late, or the typical someone showing up in barn clothes. All of this makes me happy. It may seem odd to be happy about not having much of a social life, but we are, we’re super happy about it. Why? Because those closest to us know that they have to come to us, and they do. Usually, when friends or family come to the farm, they come and we “walk and talk” or “work talk,” as our kids like to call it. When you are friends with a farmer, you become involved in their farm, like it or not. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who has come for a visit to our farm and who hasn’t hung out with our chickens, cracked some garlic, or peeled some popcorn and, for the most part, loved it. We have found that some of the best conversations we have had with our friends have been sitting at the picnic table under our favourite tree, working on a sit-down farm task. Don’t get
me wrong; we do get off the farm occasionally. However, more often than not, those social outings also serve a purpose for the farm. Whether picking something up or dropping something off for the farm, our social lives can’t escape our roles as farmers. Thankfully, we have people in our lives who are willing to tolerate and accommodate our total commitment to the farm. If you know a farmer, grab some coffee and drop in for a visit. They will be happy to see you and even happier if you’re willing to jump in for some work talk. Keep being outstanding in your field.
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