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An Insurmountable Marketing Hurdle

How am I going to get rich and famous on a suburban homestead? Not from the small bills dropped into the jar at our weekly farm stand. ...

"Oops," Said the Tattoo Artist

Green rain pants? Check. Rubbing alcohol? Check. Rubber gloves, kid restraint box, and screaming goat kid? Check, check, and check. ...

But How Much Does It Cost?

My dad visited the farm this winter. Since my earliest lemonade-stand days, he's encouraged me towards fame and fortune. Now that I am...

We Miss Grandma Glue

Our Farm Grandma Jenn Wolfe is still in Hawaii. This makes complete sense; we support her staying with her kids and grandkids in her...

Willpower, or Lack Thereof

Under my instigation, Daniel and I have each been on a $50-a-month grocery store budget. Guess who's having a hard time with this...

Food Security Blanket

"What a lot of work these goats are!" say visitors. "I'd hate to have to be in the barn to milk them twice a day, every day." "Yes, it's...

Are You Sitting On a Plow Pan?

The moldboard plow is an amazing tool. It slices soil and turns it over, burying the previous crop to make room for the next. As it...

Appropriate Use of "Literally"

My transition from urban to rural has illuminated many English phrases I grew up with. I'm not even sure the current generations of kids...

Be Kind to History

Duke and Dolly are old horses. I don't know how old, or what kind of horses they are. They came to me as "Amish ponies from Iowa" and...

Down With Comfort, Up With Pleasure

In the years since our hand-harvested food challenge, I notice that I don't have to work as hard to feed myself. I also don't enjoy...