Farm Blog

I consult my gardening elders many times a week. Wouldn’t you? Most of mine live in paper on my bookshelf, for nice analog reading in...

I was driving a borrowed car when I got the big opportunity. Driving home along a rural road, I saw brake lights in front of me. “That’s...

Which teacher helped you be who you are today? My life is different because of Renee Godard, a college professor who introduced to me to...

I try not to leave the peaceful bubble of Hawthorn Farm. But I started driving neighbor kids to school, which threads me through the...

"Behold the Empire of Tiny Goats!" I announce as I bring visitors in to the goat zone. 4 small paddocks take turns housing the does...

One of our farmmates has two children, ages 7 and 9, who love the ponies. The young farmlings want to ride all the time. The ponies are...

A rainy day kept me inside in front of the computer. I got a lot done. I felt a little bit caught up. I emerged into the sunset when...

I visited a client's home to help him plan a self-sufficient homestead. He wants to "close the gates and live inside for a year." This is...

An anxious acquaintance struck up a conversation the other day. "Looks like we're headed for civil war!" she said. "This is what you've...

In the early hours, before the swallows sing, I shift restlessly in bed. My hands are clenched from cumulative hours of grasping tools...