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Stories from the Farm
From Livestock Classifieds to Co-Founding HoofnHorn
How a lifelong habit of browsing livestock classifieds led to Scottish Highland cattle, Happy Hens & Highlands, and co-founding HoofnHorn, an online livestock marketplace.
Some Things Are Worth More Than Money
Mountain land has always been valuable to somebody. After watching how quickly Western North Carolina has changed, I’ve started thinking differently about what it means to own a piece of it, what we trade away for money, and what we have a responsibility to leave behind.
Some Childhood Obsessions Just Get More Expensive
Long before I ever owned Highland cattle, I was the kid flipping through the Iwanna, calling strangers from the landline about animals I had no authority to buy. From a wolf puppy my dad was never going to let me have to the first Highland cattle I ever discovered, apparently the warning signs were there early. I finally bought my first Highland at 29, and within four months I had 29 of them.
That Time Dad Brought Home a Herd of Bison
When I was about 12, someone gave my dad a herd of bison. We had no proper fencing, no handling facilities, and very little idea what we were doing, but that didn’t stop us from trying. Years later, seeing bison in Custer brought back one of the wildest memories from my childhood.