Farmers and Freedom: a Memorial Day reminder

Farmers and Freedom: a Memorial Day reminder

Freedom.  Liberty.  These are important words in our human being.  They are as important to the human spirit as life.  As I write this it is Memorial Day weekend.  For us in the U.S. it’s a time to pause and honor those who have paid the ultimate price for other...
Making butter a superfood: how to make ghee

Making butter a superfood: how to make ghee

Ghee is an ancient practice of clarifying butter to give it a longer shelf life and to increase the digestibility of the fats.  It basically amounts to heating the butter and “rendering” it to separate the water, fat, and proteins.  It stores well on the...
Farm Fence Talk

Farm Fence Talk

“Fences make great neighbors.” Every heard that one? Ever chased your cow, pig, goat, or sheep out of your neighbor’s yard?  If you’ve kept animals (or lived next to them), you can appreciate that wisdom. We’ve built a lot of fences. ...
Farm Wealth Story: for farmers only

Farm Wealth Story: for farmers only

Wealth can be measured by money in the bank.  But a better measure may be abundance of life.  By that accounting, homestead farmers are the richest folks on earth! We were at a lunch with a group of friends not too long ago, and the younger lady across from me with...
Pickled Eggs: a tasty way to preserve the harvest

Pickled Eggs: a tasty way to preserve the harvest

It’s eggs season!Who knew eggs had a season?  Hens are one of nature’s signalers of spring.  When the days start to lengthen and warm just a little, they go into egg production mode.  They can lay one, and sometimes even two, eggs per day.  After the chill...

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