Of Shakespeare and Pigs

The de Martines Family Farm.

“You went to Stratford…and visited a pig farm?”

Stratford, Ontario is internationally known for one thing: The Stratford Festival. Every year, people travel from all over the world to see incredible productions of Shakespearean plays.

I, on the other hand, went to see pigs.

Much of my travel has been to urban centres. I love the excitement and possibility, the art and culture, the noise and movement of big cities.But I grew up in the countryside, walking through hayfi...