Another beautiful autumn week. The leaves seem to be peaking a week later than usual this year. It would suit me if the weather stays like this till spring. We mowed the yard, the cabins, and around the barn for what is likely the last time of the year. As the end of one season leads to the beginning of another, so it is in regards to our work on the farm…
Read More“The U.S. government has propagated this mindset with its cheap food policy. It wants to ensure that citizens have an abundant supply of cheap food. Notice I did not say nutrient-dense food. The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world, and yet its citizens are not healthy. Are farmers and ranchers to blame for all of this?…”
Read MoreAfter a four month break from burning wood, this week we fired the old outdoor wood stove back up. A warm house and hot showers for the whole family. We probably don’t have enough wood piled up to get us all the way through the winter, but we’re going into winter with the biggest pile we’ve had in a few years.
Read MoreOne of our New Year’s resolutions was to intentionally and regularly take an afternoon break from farming in order to do fun family things around here. Here it is beginning of October, and so far this year we have failed miserably at this resolution. I don’t guess we had a year’s worth of family fun this week, but we certainly made up for some lost time…
Read More“Finding those communities of people with like-minded values and developing those core strengths and capabilities that make you more resilient and don’t make you as dependent upon the latest policy that comes out… Build those sort of communities that add resilience, that make you less dependent. Because the more dependent you are upon a government, which is perfectly willing to tell you what to do and try to micromanage and control your life… the less likely you’re going to be in a position to be able to resist if you really need to. And that doesn’t just apply to a government. It applies to an entertainment industry. It applies to a food supply industry…”
Read MoreIt’s Amy here this week. It’s been a typical farm week. Running around filling orders, making delivers, squeezing in a bit of school, cleaning, cooking… I can’t tell you how many times lately people have told me that I’m going to miss this season of life. And you know what?
Read MoreHard rains and thunderstorms led to local power outages last Friday afternoon. No power also meant no juice on the electric fence for the pigs out in the woods. The power came back on late Friday night, but not before the pigs realized their opportunity to go exploring other parts of the farm…
Read MoreRecently, Hasten has made a conscious effort to see how much water he could carry. He’s proud of his progress as he should be. And he’s been aiming at improvement.
So how much can he carry? The tricky thing about pursuing your potential is that it requires toeing that thin line between what you can do and what you can’t do. You can’t know or realize your potential without…
Read MoreHard rains made more mud for the pigs and more mud for the kids. Not sure which enjoyed it more…
Read MoreSaturday was our biggest meat delivery day of the month. Amy took herd shares and pre-orders along with other beef, pork, and chicken to sell at the Abingdon Farmers Market while I delivered herd shares and pre-orders to the Marion Farmers Market.
Read MoreEggs and bacon in the frying pan
A cup of coffee in my right hand
And a kiss goodbye as I head out the door
Fire up that rusted out Chevrolet
Head to the field where I work all day
I don’t make a lot but know what I’m working for
Read MoreIt’s a fishing pole on a creek bank
A deep breath of mountain air
It’s sipping a cup of coffee
On the front porch rocking chair
Read MoreI’ve been working trying to make ends meet
But sometimes life gets the best of me
I’m trying hard, but I don’t know what else to do
Read MoreSomething’s gone wrong with this watch I’m wearing
It don’t work right; it must be tearing
Up cause it seems I never have time to
Go where I want or do what I want to do
Read MoreMy alarm clock it rings everyday
Before that rooster crows
I wish that I could just press snooze
But I know I’ve got to go
Read MoreOne thing I’ve noticed while working with animals on the farm is animals don’t live by a moral code. Living things in the wild live by the laws of nature. Survival of the fittest. There is no moral…
Read MoreWhy would a good and all-powerful God create a world capable of so much evil and injustice?
Read MoreThe first time that we met
I knew that we belonged together
You were the one for me
Our love would last forever
Read MoreI got nothing in my pockets
I got nothing left to lose
I wish I had a dime
For every mile that’s on these shoes
Read MoreA better life I’m trying to find
Everyday I lay it on the line
No matter how hard I might try
I can’t get out of this hole
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