40 Acres & a Fool

Miss E's back with Cam this week as the pair break down the highs and lows of her cancer treatment, garden successes and failures, the disappointing beehive, and a fellow "fool" who's hoping to leave the her Garden State farm and find a new homestead in greener (and freer) pastures. 

Sadly, this hasn't been a great week for Cam and Miss E.  From struggles and side effects with Miss E's new cancer treatment, to relatively minor developments like the pair's bees disappearing, it's been a bit of a challenge staying positive.  Cam's doing his best, however, and finding comfort and strength in the kindness of friends and the 40 Acres and a Fool community.  

Cam's got a tough question this week:  are most rural counties doomed to decline?  One Iowa State University professor thinks so, but Cam's got a couple of ideas to save the near frontier.  Plus, updates on Miss E, a goat says goodbye to the 40 Acres, and more!

Cam and Miss E are together again in this episode, with good news on their garden, even better news on her fight with cancer, and some great advice from a listener about making every day count.

While Miss E is waiting for another round of test results to come back, Cam's behind the microphone with updates on her cancer fight and the well-wishes and kindness shown by hundreds of folks from around the country, as well as a look at Farmville's Heart of Virginia Festival and an update on the baby goats bouncing around the 40 acres.  

Miss E's received some not great news regarding her cancer, and Cam has an update on the next steps in her fight, as well as some sincere words of gratitude for those who've reached out to offer support. Plus, life on the farm continues to offer new challenges as well as moments of joy, and Cam wades into the fake meat debate. 

Miss E's feeling close to her old self again after her latest round of chemotherapy, and just in time, because it's spring and there's a lot to do on the farm.  She and Cam have been getting their beehive in shape for the warm months ahead, and the first seeds for the garden are now in the ground.  Plus, Cam takes a look at Elizabeth Warren's pure populist ideas for rural America and urges Donald Trump to borrow or improve upon some of her proposals.  

The first flowers of spring are starting to poke their heads above ground on the 40 Acres, and while seeds have arrived, there's still a lot of work to do for this year's garden.  Cam and Miss E also tackle the growing problem of online crackdowns of speech, the barnyard bullying of Mr. Crow the rooster, and more!