Monthly Archives: February 2008

This is the 3rd day this week of snow, blowing snow, white out, yada yada yada. School has already called a 2-hour delay for tomorrow morning. We took a heifer to the locker this afternoon. I wasn’t sure we’d make … Continue reading →

A little catch-up here, as a few of my friends from blogland have tagged for one thing or another. Tim at Nature’s Harmony Farm tagged me with the “7 Things You Don’t Know About Me” meme. I’m going to cheat … Continue reading →

I startled the pigs out of their nap, and they all jumped up and ran out of their “bedroom”. 3 years ago: Chicken therapy 2 years ago: Sculpture 1 year ago: It’s time to play

Snow today. Again. I haven’t heard the official totals, but I’m guessing 6 inches? I think our school district is bound and determined not to add any more snow makeup days to the end of the school year. By golly … Continue reading →

Designing sustainable small farms from Mother Earth News “In this issue’s mini-manual, the executive director of the renowned New Alchemy Institute tells how to create your ownpermaculture plan.” ***** Organic wisdom from old books also from Mother Earth News “A … Continue reading →

The calves have obviously been using the barbed wire to scratch their itches. There are little tufts of black hair caught in it the whole length of the fence. 2 years ago: Timber! 1 year ago: Frosting

Better biofuels before more biofuels “This not about corn or sugarcane, or even switchgrass; the key idea is that climate-friendly biofuels should not use fertile land. There are at least three ways to get away from the food-fuel-wilderness competition… All … Continue reading →

It’s finally still light enough when I get off work that I can go out and snap a few pics. The mood is definitely different out there in the late afternoon than it is at noon when I usually go … Continue reading →

Farm Bill compromise could toughen subsidy rules “The farm bill compromise being drafted by House Agriculture Committee leaders would set stricter eligibility rules for crop subsidies, lobbyists said on Tuesday. The package also would drop the idea of higher subsidy … Continue reading →