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 threadProf. Sam LawlerOct 17
99% sure I've got a farm sitter sorted out! It's great too because it's a family that is currently 9 people crammed into a 1 bedroom house, so while farm sitting over the winter (when the cramped living conditions are hardest), they can spread out between 2 houses. It's really nice to actually be useful with this farm sitting gig!
Show threadJonathan Arnold 🇺🇦
@sundogplanets That sounds great! Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
Oct 17 at 2:16pmWeb