Prof. Sam LawlerSep 19, 2025

Fediverse! I need some help!

I have a fellowship to go to Aotearoa New Zealand for a few weeks, and also an offer of an additional fellowship to give lectures around NZ. This is INCREDIBLY EXCITING!!

...but I have a lot of animals! And it's going to be during Saskatchewan winter! The potential farm sitters I've reached out to locally have all fallen through, so I need help to find someone.

Not sure if I should put out an actual farm sitting job ad here? Or if there are better places to try?

Show threadProf. Sam LawlerOct 7

Just got my official letter for the fellowship to New Zealand! And I have a possible lead on a local farm sitter, but nothing is set yet.

So I'm just going to put this out onto the Fediverse again, in case someone who knows how take care of goats in Real Canadian Winter (down to -40C temps) happens to be looking for housing in Saskatchewan in Jan-Apr 2026

Show threadJack Yan (甄爵恩)Oct 8
@sundogplanets Welcome to Aotearoa (in advance)! Come while the weather is nice!
Show threadGary HoustonOct 8
@jackyan @sundogplanets Compared with -40C, I don't think she can go wrong.
Show threadPatrick Lam Oct 8
@ghouston @jackyan @sundogplanets and yet it's warm inside in Canada and not necessarily in New Zealand, though January to May should be ok
Show threadJack Yan (甄爵恩)Oct 8
@va2lam @ghouston I sure hope @sundogplanets has a properly insulated place to stay. Building here is shocking.
Show threadPatrick Lam 
@jackyan @ghouston @sundogplanets thing is, in -40 if you don't have enough insulation, you get hypothermia and you die. In 5 degrees, well, maybe you get black mould, but you don't die immediately
Oct 8 at 6:53amWeb