The Ruminant

Cows are ruminants, they chew their cud. That is, they don't just chew their food once, no, they chew it, soften it in their stomachs and chew  it again. This is how they succeed in digesting the tough cellulose in a blade of grass.

People can also be ruminants, in this case meaning that they return to ideas, turning them over in their heads repeatedly, and examining the various angles. It's not always a good thing, but it's also not always a bad thing.

If you ever have the chance to talk to my friend Jordan Marr about farming, you get the idea that he's probably a ruminant, in the psychological sense. If there's an issue, he probably has something to say about it, on top of that, he's a hell of a writer. 

I've already linked to Seeking Farmland, the blog which followed his cycling journey to visit farms, get ideas and identify farming opportunities across the east of this continent. Now comes The Ruminant.ca, which doesn't even have a wordpress.org URL! He's continuing the Farm Glances where people can share innovative farming ideas, and expanding into book reviews. I'm looking forward to contributing and suggest you check it out.