Sunset Transformation is Hard
"The tears are as free flowing as the milk once was"
Carbon Credits: Humus or Hubris?
Whether sequestering carbon is about adding humus or more hubris, farmers have much to consider.
Tree Sales Dancing in my Head
"The seedlings are still nestled all snug in their winter beds, While visions of planting day danced in my head."
Farmer Bill Gates in a Tractor near you?
"Gates' farm holdings could play “vital yet disruptive” roles in the global future of both.”
Local Raclette Dining: An Experience that Beats Back the Winter Blues
If you think this is a fast-food adventure, you’ll be sadly mistaken.
A Writer’s Ripening
“Art is a ripening, an evolution, an uplifting which enables us to emerge from darkness into a blaze of light”. ~ Jerzy Grotowski
Mittens Rule
No matter your political affiliation, Mr. Sanders was "right" in keeping his pinkies warm with spiffy mittens.
Chilly Hope
"The freshness of the milk and its creamy butterfat permeates your senses, and you are whole."
A Farmer’s Winter Pasture Walk
The challenge: It takes time to linger long enough to notice something meaningful.
The Old Corn Crib
When I touch old barn wood, I sense character, honesty and integrity. You might even say I’m smitten with an old piece of weathered reddish gray barn siding. It speaks to my farming heritage which exudes toughness, resiliency and true love. But like our present society, there aren’t that many farmers or aged barn wood …