Returning to the family homestead intensifies twelve-year-old Sammy's longing for the family heritage-farming. But Dad's ultimatum, "... no crops, no animals, no barn..." shows Dad wants nothing to do with farming, for himself or Sammy. Then why did Dad insist Sammy join a farming club? Permission slips for Ag club summer projects are due. Sammy defends his project choice with, "Technically, Dad, chickens are birds not animals." Miraculously, he wins...