The summer growing season has taken a back seat to the growing concerns about Miss E's mysterious ailment, but Cam and his company are keeping calm and keeping on (or trying to anyway) with trips to local farmer's markets and orchards. Plus, California cattle ranchers and dairies are raising a stink over the state's latest plan to combat climate change... by cutting down on cow farts.

The story of how Farmville, Virginia has bounced back from segregation.

Cam welcomes Miss E back to the kitchen table, but the pair have to say goodbye to a longtime resident of the farm. It’s not all bad news this week, though, as they also celebrate their wedding anniversary and a return to school for the kids (children, not goats).

Miss E back at the table and it's pre-school sort night.

The heat wave has broken on the 40 acres, and with (slightly) cooler weather and a bit of rain things are starting to look up for the small farms in central Virginia. Miss E has more questions than answers when it comes to her mysterious ailment, but Cam's got an update for all those keeping her in their thoughts and prayers.

Cam talks about summer reading list woes both past and present.

Summer has settled on the 40 Acres, and the blazing heat and fetid humidity are taking their toll on creatures big and small. It’s all part of what’s been a pretty rotten week for Cam and the family, but with love, support, thoughts, and prayers (along with a mindless distraction or two), they’re making it through the rough patch.

Cam had a rough week recently, full of some lousy events.

Join Cam this week with tales from the near frontier: happy hogs making a home in their new pasture, a new gadget that could revolutionize small farming (or not), and the amazing benefits of staying off social media for a few days.

Cam recommends a book by David Kennedy titled, Don't Shoot: One Man, a Street Fellowship, and the End of Violence in Inner-City America. A story about Operation Ceasefire and ending gang violence in America's inner-cities.