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There is a delicate balance when it comes to the relationship between water and farmers. If you\'re in the midst of a drought with no rain in site you are praying for rain, but if all it does is rain when you are trying to put up dry hay you are cursing the rain! There is one thing for sure though, you can\'t control when it will or will not rain so you\'d better be prepared for both options. All of this is to say that this week I\'m going to spend some time responding to a listener e-mail about water ... or the lack there of. I don\'t know if there is a silver bullet type of answer for the question, but I do know that I\'ve learned a few things from the past two years of dry spells and there is one major thing I will do different if we are dry again for an extended time.
\\nIf you\'ve been around the show for a while you know that I\'m passionate about farming in general, but starting a farm and beginning farmers more specifically! A little while ago I received a great e-mail from a blog reader who shared what his plan for dipping his toes into the world of farming is. I thought he had some great plans so I wanted to share them ... plus, that e-mail in conduction with the e-mail about water got me to thinking. Thinking about starting farms, trying to be like other farms, the importance to collecting ideas and adapting them to your farm, and even having a farm that is an educational hub! If you have any ideas about farm classes you would enjoy I\'d love to hear about them in the comments below.
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