Hey Maine small business owners! We’re seeing slow down in farm sales beyond what we normally see in mid August over the last decade. Wondering if that’s unique to us or if this is a trend for businesses right now. Yoga is still busy, but shop sales are minimal. Eager to hear what you think!

Hey Blue Sky! Planning a fun event at the Cumberland fairgrounds in support of Maine Farms. We would love to see you there if you are free August 31st!

Hey! I thought you might need a little bit of this….#babygoats

Anyone else subscribe to Atlantic magazine this week?

Pregnant mamas brave the snow for breakfast! Guys!!! After months of waiting, it’s less than three weeks until baby goats begin arriving!!!!!! Ps wait until the end of this video to see what our cat Phil does daily to give me a heart attack! #goats #crazycat

Beautiful gathering in the center of Cumberland Maine today! I find online folks are hateful, but the people who come out in person are looking for hope and connection. #maine #maineproud

Woke up 😡 and 😩 about the state of the country. Frustrated about everything beyond my power to change. Then I sat with the goats & decided to let my heart take the day off. The crazy will wait. I am going to bed refocused on all the good in the world so I can use it as fuel⛽️ tomorrow. Be the Goat!

Proof that you can find joy anywhere, even in the Maine winter ocean! No putting this collective, loud and lovely spirit back in a box! 1500 women strong! We are undefinable, unstoppable, and full of even more untapped power! Thanks for the lift ladies!!! #womenswave #internationalwomensday #maine

Governor Mills visited the farm with her family during the pandemic. She was so lovely. Today I’m extra happy to have met her. Being the GOAT means standing up to bullies, protecting ALL the people of our great state and seeing the bigger picture. Mills does all that! Proud to be a Maine farmer!

It's not just that officials have blocked CDC from publishing bird flu studies Scientists were ordered to come up with studies on health risks of wildfires instead That came as the president was criticizing the California governor's handling of fires www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

Trump officials exerting unprecedented control over CDC scientific journal

"The MMWR has lost its autonomy," one health official told CBS News.

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Alexander Tin@alexander-a-tin.bsky.social · 2y ago

What happened to CDC's bird flu studies and why did they publish about wildfires instead? Sources tell us Trump officials are now wielding unprecedented control over agency's flagship scientific journal "The MMWR has lost its autonomy" www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-o...

The spiteful storm of words and actions can not bury the beautiful heart of America. America’s diversity is what makes us great. Community is a cure. We become better by picking up a shovel and making bright paths forward for our herd. Keep shoveling friends.

Authoritarians can’t rise if there are strong communities and people are acting with joy…you need despair and anger in order for an authoritarian to rise…Showing up and doing the things you love says to an authoritarian, “You have no place to root here!” -Heather Cox Richardson

Dr. Murthy’s parting prescription for America is spot on! www.hhs.gov/sites/defaul... you can read the full pdf at link above.

People who visit the goats soften, melt saying things like: “this is the best therapy” or “I’m in love!” or “they love me!” Animals connect us with our most human loving selves. Do you have a connection to someone who studies this magic? I’d love research to back up my anecdotal experience!

In a world upside down there is still the unchanged goodness of dogs! #Arthur&Roxy #greatdane #pug #Siblings

Our Great Dane Arthur got a pug puppy…and he’s loving his new little buddy! Meet Roxy! #pugpuppy #goodthings #dogsrulepeopledrool

Roxy says hell to the no to cold and snow! Is house training going well? Welp I think you know. 🤪 (Good thing she’s so damn cute.)

Looking the perfect Valentine’s gift for your honey? A memorable date is always a win! Get your tickets to be among the first to snuggle the new babies in May at a Hoppy Hour 5/16, goat 101 class 5/18, Yoga class 5/22 & 5/24, or a Babies to Bed Night 6/4. sunflowerfarmcreamery.square.site

Today there are endless stories of power playing out in the world, leaving their imprint. If we were lucky enough to awake with wings, Let’s use them to protect rather than consume. In a world of hawks, let us be the goat— protectors of the herd, fiercely gentle, alert and sweet.

The first lesson of Roxy’s dog training is repeating the word “yes” to the dog. What if we started there with ourselves too? YES to showing up in the confusing magical now. “If we say yes to a single moment, then we have not only said yes to ourselves, but to the whole of existence.” -Nietzsche

It’s cooooooooold in Maine! We are grateful kidding season is still 3 months away! Until then, stay cozy farm friends.

Our Great Dane Arthur got a new puppy friend! A pug named Roxy and suddenly January at the farm is much sweeter.

The chaos, the sadness, the meanness will always be waiting on the other side of that door, but occasionally you get to choose to linger a bit longer on the side where the world is sweet. Absorb the light and wear it into the day like armor made of warm honey.

New to Blue Sky, but excited to connect! Do you find reasons to smile so big your face hurts and stay open to allowing both beauty and despair to move you to tears? Do you get excited each day about how much animals and nature can teach us about being more human? If so, welcome friends! Hugs, Hope