Vacation. It is something we probably all don't do enough of for various reasons: time, money, and effort may be at the top of the list for many of us. Farmers are possibly more guilty of this than others so it is no surprise that I'm often asked if Farmers get to go on vacation?
Yes, we do, but it possibly takes more planning than other professions to accomplish. In fact The Farmer and I just got back from taking the kids to Walt Disney World for their Spring Break last week. It was an amazing time, but it took a lot of planning and coordination for The Farmer to be gone. Thankfully we farm with his parents so vacations are possible as long as we don't vacation at the same time as his parents as one of us always needs to be around to take care of the pigs. As I've said before the pigs are always our top priority.
In addition to coordinating and planning with The Farmer's parents, it has to be the right time of year to go on a vacation. In general, the spring and fall are out. This is partially why I was not ecstatic when our kids moved to a balanced school calendar and now have a 2 week fall and spring break. In fact when our kids first started school, I didn't think we would ever go away on Spring Break. We've gotten a little leeway on this since our Spring Break was the last week of March and not in April. It was nice to be able to get away as a family after the winter we have had this year, but I know The Farmer thought about the farm every day... it is in his blood.
So yes, farmers do get to go on Spring Break, but it isn't always a given, can be very weather dependent, and takes lots of coordination and planning. And it may come during the winter or summer.
Did you have a Spring Break?
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
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