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Joey Vander Kooi<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Joey Vander Kooi<\/a>\u00a0has worked as the facilities co-ordinator in York University\u2019s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design since completing his undergraduate degree at McMaster University four years ago. But his workday is far from over when he clocks out of his nine-to-five.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When he\u2019s not spending his evening hours taking courses in York\u2019s Bachelor of Disaster and Emergency Management program, this tireless 29-year-old who describes himself as a \"lifelong student\" is slipping on his gardening gloves and taking care of business on his family farm in Kettleby, Ont., just north of Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in the nearby Holland Marsh, a wetland known for its agricultural riches, farming has been a part of Vander Kooi\u2019s life for as long as he can remember. \u201cBut never with animals,\u201d he explains. \u201cIt was more like vegetables and gardens and whatnot. I have always helped my parents with that and I used to have a summer job doing groundskeeping, so gardening has always been a hobby of mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there is plenty of gardening to be done at his farm. While lettuce, tomatoes and squash are the family\u2019s primary crops of choice, they\u2019re also trying a bit of corn this year despite past disappointments. \u201cRaccoons tend to eat those right before they\u2019re ready, so they never turn out too well,\u201d says Vander Kooi. They also grow flowers for the family business, Country Lane Floral Design<\/a>, run by his mother and sister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family dialled its hobby farming up a notch seven years ago when they moved to their current property, an old farm house with a barn perfect for raising animals. \u201cAfter we moved here,\u201d says Vander Kooi, \u201csome friends of ours who moved out west had sheep they were trying to get rid of, so we adopted them and that\u2019s how we started our little hobby farm. We also now have chickens and rabbits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animals ended up being a very welcome addition to Vander Kooi\u2019s life on the farm. He loves getting to see their individual personalities come out \u2013 especially the sheep, who he says all have different temperaments, from cuddly to skittish. \u201cThe guy who sheers them said he\u2019s always amazed at how comfortable our sheep are around people, so I guess they\u2019re spoiled and get lots of attention,\u201d Vander Kooi says with a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sheep
Sheep on the Vander Kooi family farm<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

But as fun as farming can be, it\u2019s also a lot of responsibility. Vander Kooi estimates that around 20 hours a week are dedicated to keeping the farm going, but not from him alone. \u201cIt\u2019s a big family effort,\u201d he says, explaining that his parents, his sister and brother-in-law, and even his niece and nephew all contribute to the daily duties. And perhaps the key to it all? He doesn\u2019t consider it work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt doesn\u2019t really feel like a chore,\u201d he insists. \u201cIt\u2019s more of just something to do to get my mind off of things by focusing on the specific task of either gardening or taking care of the animals\u2026. It\u2019s nice to be in the country and to be outside spending time with the animals on the farm. It\u2019s really good for your mental and physical health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And isn\u2019t that exactly the kind of healthy outlet we have all been needing over the past year and a half, since the COVID-19 pandemic turned life as we know it upside down?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vander Kooi certainly thinks so. But pandemic or not, farming is something he envisions as part of his life forever. And although property size limits how many more animals his family can bring into their little farm community, he does hope to add some smaller animals \u2013 maybe a dog, or some ducks \u2013 down the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Lindsay MacAdam, communications officer, Communications & Public Affairs, York University<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have a \"secret life\" or know someone else at York who does? Drop us a line at\u00a0yfile@yorku.ca<\/a>\u00a0with a brief summary of what makes you shine, or nominate someone you know at York. Use the subject line \u201cMy Secret Life.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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