Author Archives: Kelli Miller

A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories “This is the other oil shock. From India to Indiana, shortages and soaring prices for palm oil, soybean oil and many other types of vegetable oils are the latest, most … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy day, and my brain is tired, so I’m not feeling particularly verbose tonight. Except to say, nothing died today. So it was a good day. Instead I’ve been playing around in Adobe Photoshop Elements with a … Continue reading →

Chefs’ New Goal: Looking Dinner in the Eye “LAST Friday, in front of 4 million television viewers and a studio audience, the chef Jamie Oliver killed a chicken.” (Hat tip to Cheap Healthy Good for the link.) ***** Buying local … Continue reading →

Winter corn field disappearing into fog Another pig, smothered under the pile. And that’s all I really feel like saying about that today. I googled my own website just now and discovered that I’ve used this same post title on … Continue reading →

Gates Foundation’s agriculture a hard sell “the foundation’s nascent agricultural program is encountering more resistance than much of its other work, with critics concerned that its market-oriented, technology-centric approach will open the door to big agribusiness interests and genetically engineered … Continue reading →

The mudroom changes with the seasons. This time of year it’s loaded up with snow boots, insulated coveralls, heavy coats, mittens & gloves, facemasks & hats. The bottoms of everyone’s coveralls are caked in mud. A bucket of frozen water … Continue reading →

Limiting sales of unpasteurized milk could be raw deal for farmers, critics say “On Thursday, in the Statehouse, lawmakers and farm advocates unveiled legislation that would abolish the cap on raw milk sales and allow farmers to advertise their wares, … Continue reading →

Bringing home the straw You probably know, it’s been brutally cold here this weekend. Morning tempertures have been at 15 below the last 2 mornings. We do our best to give everybody extra feed and plenty of bedding, then cross … Continue reading →

An extended, weekend version of links – both news links and some of my favorite posts from the blogosphere this week. Morning choretime temperatures have been 15 below zero the last 2 days. It’s been extremely hard on the animals, … Continue reading →

Attacking it from the bottom up Not much to report from the farm this week. I’ve ventured outdoors as little as possible, leaving the chores to Matt & Madeline because baby it’s cold outside! Saturday’s high is forecast to be … Continue reading →