Farm Days

Fay's daughters, Batty and Crooky, were the stars of Farm Days, my favorite children's book. They were exact opposites. Batty was laid back to the point of being narcoleptic while Crooky was always wide, wide awake. Even when she was asleep. They made a perfect duo. In Farm Days, City Boy Chip (played by Batty's son Chip) visits his country cousins Batty and Crooky at the McFay Farm. They trick him into doing all their farm chores and when Chip realizes how hard it is to be a farmer he goes back to the city to a pursue a career as a jazz drummer. This seemed the perfect image for a benefit for Maine Organic Framers and Gardeners Association. I have been a fan of MOFGA and all they do for a number of years now. They have supported an ever growing group of farmers, both young and old, in the state of Maine and have become a model for a new generation, one committed to responsible and sustainable farming practices, across the country. If city boy Chip had met them he would still be happil