Nick suggests, “Whenever somewhere has a hold of you, that’s kind of a powerful thing. It’s like when you’re in love with somebody, and this place has a hold on me like that.” Have you ever felt drawn to a particular place? How do you explain the bond you feel with the land?

Celeste appreciates that “so many people that have raised their family here for hundreds and thousands of years. I imagine that they worried about the same things I do.” What sorts of things top the list of concerns? What connects the Nolans to their predecessors besides worries?

Nick says, “If I can do what my grandfather did, build this farm up and stay on it and raise a family like he did then I’d be a success.” How does this compare with your own definition of success?

Celeste says, “I never thought I would be a farmer. When we moved here I’d never been to a dairy farm. When we got cows and started milking that kind of gave me confidence in myself that I could do something that was hard.” In your view, what do people learn about themselves from meeting the daily challenges of life on a farm? Where do you have opportunities to learn those things?

Nick references Nietzsche: “Man tries to organize the chaos that he lives around.” How does this apply to his life?