The local farming community took a heavy blow last Thursday when Kathryn Russell was killed in a car accident at the intersection of Plank and 29.
Kathryn was a wonderful woman who left behind eight children. She was always ready to advise and help young farmers getting a start and gave me some great guidance towards becoming a marketer - the side of farming that I least enjoy. She and I had worked together several times and she was very kind when it came to selling my chickens and turkeys to her milk share customers.
I got to know her through the local eat local board when her barn burned down - I offered to house some of her cows through the winter. We were going to do that again this winter - I'm getting a thirty acre pasture this fall that my seven girls can't possibly eat down so we figured she would bring a few girls over - she'd get a couple months of free feed and I'd be able to graze down a sward that hasn't been touched since March. I was looking forward to it - when she'd stop by we end up leaning on her truck and talking about random stuff for an hour.
Hold a thought for her family or, if you are so inclined, offer a little prayer.
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