Ed Gulley has just had his annual summer cut from his wife Carol, he doesn’t bother much with hair in warm weather, the beard and  hair on top are gone. Moving towards a modified Duck Dynasty look, I think. I asked Ed if we could bring the refugees who are coming to the farm to visit next week over to his farm to see what a dairy farmer looks like.

Ed is distinctive, he has his own personality and way of doing things, and he does not care a hoot what other people think. We are brothers, I think. I have a day long plan shaping up for the refugee kids.

The refugees from RISSE, the refugee and immigration support center in Albany,  are coming first to Bedlam Farm, they’ll see the donkeys and sheep, watch Red and Fate work, hang around for a bit. Then we’ll go to the Round House for some pizza (or maybe bring it to the farm, depending on how busy the place is.)

Many of the refugees were farmers in their former countries. They have not seen the country in awhile.

After lunch, we’ll go to Pompanuck Farm, the beautiful  retreat outside of town. They can feed the goldlfish, and when it gets  warmer, swim in the pond.

After that, we’ll drive down the road to the Gulley Farm, Bejosh Farm, and they will meet Ed and Carol and see how cows are milked and meet the many animals there -goats, peacocks calves bulls. I think Bejosh Farm is the Disney World of farms, and Ed is a master story-teller. I think it will be a great day.

Ed is cruising along with his art, we bought another wind chime, he is on a roll, selling his windchimes almost as fast as he is making them. They are all made out of farm elements from tractors and other machines. They are quite amazing. I’m excited about the sked for the refugees, Ed is not forgettable.

Check out his new chimes on the Bejosh Farm Journal.

They are shockingly inexpensive and amazing to see and listen to.