Jon Katz

Jon Katz was born in the city, but one day decided to load up his naivete and head for the country. It's an earnest Green Acres that he describes. Relying on the kindness of strangers, he's managed to turn himself into a some sort of farmer/rancher in upstate New York. He reports in occasionally with a column on Slate. This latest effort is all about his goats. The wife and I went to hear him speak recently while he was on a book tour. He filled Casa Manana, such is his following. His transition and the bulk of his work centers around border collies and their amazing work effort, and I'd recommend starting with this story about Rose. It's a great teaching point about working dogs and their relationship to humans. He also maintains a pretty good blog about life on the farm here.