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It’s Sickening
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. Soren Kierkegaard Apologies in advance, but today’s post is a rant post. We’ll aim for a happy ending though, I promise. Earlier this week we had a lovely dinner at home.…
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Rock Stars of the Homesteading World
The one argument for accessibility that doesn’t get made nearly often enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people’s lives. How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people’s lives just by doing our job a little better? Steven Krug Hey farm fam! Spring has yielded to Summer and it seems like we’ve…
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Milestones (and a Brief Hiatus)
One of my rules is pay more, eat less. You do get what you pay for, and if you’re willing to pay more for pastured eggs or grass-fed beef, you’re getting something that’s more delicious, and you’ll feel better about eating it. Michael Pollan – author of The Omnivores Dilema Welcome back, homestead fam! You…
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Bloom Where You Are Planted
We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. Herman Melville We often open these posts with an update on the weather. It’s sort of a thing. Maybe that’s because Ohio cannot seem to figure out which season it wants to be in at the moment (even more so…
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You Really Have to Love It
You see, dear friend, I’m the world’s biggest fan of farming. And I want more than anything for folks who want to be farmers to be successful and to actually make good money. But that means you have to want it. You have to want it more than anything else. Joel Salatin, Your Successful Farm…
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Homesteading is for Lovers
“Where there is love there is life.” Mahatma Gandhi Happy Valentines Day! It is 53˚here in NE Ohio and forecasted to be 65˚tomorrow. The unseasonable temperatures might tempt you into starting your seeds early and for some of you that would be ok. Depending on your growing zone you may need to wait it out…
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Living gracefully in any kind of natural environment takes patience and acceptance; the two qualities we Americans have pretty much bred out of ourselves. John Gierach, Still Life with Brook Trout Here in Northeast Ohio the typical January winter weather has returned. Another winter storm, although thankfully much milder than late December’s Elliot, has blanketed…
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Winter Weeding? (and More from the Homestead)
People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. Anton Chekhov This week I found myself doing a task I normally wouldn’t expect for the second week of January, 2023. Weeding the garden. That’s right. I spent an hour or so this week on my hands and knees pulling weeds from our garden…
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Looking Back on Our Future
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. Seneca Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that it is 2023. When we were younger time seemed to move so much slower. We waited for time to pass, wanting for things in our future to come to us quicker. But as we’ve aged it seems…
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The Best Time to Start Is Now
Get Out Now. Not just outside, but beyond the trap of the programmed electronic age so gently closing around so many people at the end of our century. Go outside, move deliberately, then relax, slow down, look around. Do not jog. Do not run. Forget about blood pressure and arthritis, cardiovascular rejuvenation and weight reduction.…