TEXARKANA MAGAZINE
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A FARMER BY ANNEMARIE SULLIVAN
8:00 AM I wake up at different times throughout the seasons, so it varies, although I’ve never been an early riser. I work till sunset or later most days, so I like my mornings slower. I usually take about an hour or more in the morning to make a solid breakfast and espresso. This time is also when I write, work on my social media, marketing, make online orders for chicks, fencing, or supplies I cannot buy locally, check emails, plan out tasks and think about projects. It is the most relaxed part of my day, but it plays an important role in my overall schedule.
10:00 AM By mid-morning, I am usually headed out to do my daily routine with the livestock. I fill water tanks, feed all 150+ mouths, check fence lines and check all the animals for healthy performance. On a perfect day, this job can take half an hour. Depending on the maintenance required, it can be multiple hours on other days.
11:00 AM Around this point in the day, the routine goes out the window. Every day is different. Some days I will have errands that require leaving the farm—picking up feed or supplies, taking a tire in for repair, meetings, delivering or picking up products for the Sullifarm Shop, etc. If I do not need to run errands, I stay on the farm—moving fences, doing tractor work, gardening, addressing the needs of the animals, loading animals for processing or repairing something. If I’m not too pressed for time, I make lunch, but I work through lunch most days. It’s a bad habit. If I have Sullifarm to Table events on the schedule, I also prepare and plan those.
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LIFE & STYLE
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