Thirty years on, I live on my own farm with my own mismatched herd.

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My wife and I own a small sheep farm in upstate New York offering for sale our livestock and wool products both online and at festivals and fairs in many states.

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The only thing I can imagine that could even come close would be the recent hit My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, where one of the ponies does in fact run her own farm.

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My suspicion is that most Americans are not quite ready to become their own heaters, any more than modern farm families like having farm animals live with them--although they, too, generate warmth.

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Forsaking the after-lunch trail ride, I went instead to check out the FarmStead's charcuterie and creamery, my first glimpse of Blackberry's serious commitment to producing its own artisanal foods, which embraces its extensive farm gardens, plus its own butcher, bakers, jam-maker and chocolatier.

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