Writer reports his foray into farming

Tim O’Leary

Special to the Village News

I begin this story with the first verse of one of the greatest TV theme songs ever written. It is a metaphor for my life as I stand at the doorstep of my 70th birthday. I’m sure all of you know this tune by heart:

“Green acres is the place to be. Farm livin’ is the life for me. Land spreadin’ out so far and wide. Keep Manhattan just give me that countryside.”

That ditty was written by Vic Mizzy as the introduction to “Green Acres,” a sitcom that originally aired from 1965-1971. The iconic episodes are regular fodder for the cable stations that target old...