Intern Life On the Farm
Saying Goodbye
I am extremely grateful for the experience I got with this internship. There were many things that I learned at this internship. One of the most im...
A History of Hay
This week, me and my family went to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. While we got to see a lot of amazing wildlife and hike in the forest, we a...
Customer Spotlight Blog and Fanatical Prospecting Finale
This week, I wanted to do something different. I wanted to do a customer spotlight where essentially, I highlight a specific customer and tell y'al...
A Great Week on the Farm
Last week was a really productive week for all of us on the farm. The week began with deliveries on Monday, and it was a haul. We went out to Bulla...
Solution for a Procrastinator
This week, Willie and Kelsey had me start reading a book called The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins. I went into it not knowing what to expect, and wa...
Mental Toughness
Lately in the book I have been reading, Fanatical Prospecting, the author stressed the importance of mental toughness. He stated that it did not ma...
A Great Day of Deliveries
Today was a fun day. It wasn't a day out in the fields, and it wasn't a day out on the farm. It was a day full of deliveries. My day began at 4:30 ...
So Much Hay
This week has been great. I came into this job with an open mind, and although I would like to say that this was my conscious way of looking at lif...
Hay, Hay, Hay...
One of the things that caught my eye when I applied for this job was the opportunity to learn and gain more experience in farming. I have worked on...
A Lesson In Perseverance
Last week, when Willie was showing me how to use the baler, it refused to properly wrap a bale of hay. We tried multiple times over the course of s...
My First Time Baling Hay
Today was the first day I ever baled hay. It was a bit intimidating at first, and I definitely did not want to be the intern that messed up the tra...
The Importance of Flexibility
One big thing that this internship has taught me is to stay flexible. I have always been someone that likes to make a plan, and stick with it. But ...