How to lose money farming
When we moved to The Grovestead, half the property was being rented to a neighboring farm. I usually don’t turn down free money. But in this case, 8-foot tall cornstalks made…
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Rory
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Rory Groves moved his family from the city to the country several years ago to begin the journey towards a more durable way of life. Rory and his wife Becca now reside in southern Minnesota where they farm, raise livestock, host workshops, and homeschool their six children. He is the author of Durable Trades: Family-Centered Economies That Have Stood the Test of Time.
Tractor Hunt
My friend Ben manages a landscaping business and let me borrow his Kubota sub-compact tractor. I fell in love. What used to take me 4 hours of back-breaking manual labor…
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Garden Layout 2014
After much deliberation, consideration, and consultation, we’ve settled on the following plans for our 2014 vegetable garden. For now. In the big plot (25-foot E-W rows, in order from north…
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