Soule: Five Ways to Converse With a Cow

Words of wisdom from Cow-Flipper Carole: Be the energy you want to attract

Every tot knows that cows go "moo," but there's a little more to it than that. The soft chortle-moo of mother to baby is distinct from the growl-moo of one bull challenging another, which differs from the impatient moos of hungry cattle. Continuous mooing at 2 in the morning usually means a mother is calling to a missing calf.

But a cow's first resort is usually non-vocal communication. The best way to understand a cow is to learn body language. Is her head lowered, did she swing her horns at you, or did she kick?

Click Here to learn five ways to talk to a cow.

If your child wants to join me on the farm, we still have a few openings in the Learning Networks Foundation Summer Day camp. This year we offer two separate sessions: July 8-12 and July 22-26. Imagine the joy in your child's eyes as your daughter rides a steer, reads a book to a calf, or your son hugs a cow.

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Carole Soule is co-owner of Miles Smith Farm, where she raises and sells beef, pork, eggs, and other local products. She can be reached at carole@soulecoaching.com. Carole also coaches humans, helping them achieve the impossible a little at a time.