The Festival of Tents
The day we harvested our pumpkins I remembered the funny thing about the pumpkin harvest: the pumpkins become toys. They always do. Not as balls, but as items to haul…
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Farming
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Gathering Again
Our second annual gathering of newsletter readers and kindred friends is scheduled for Labor Day weekend in September! The event will be on our farm again in Northfield, Minnesota. Come…
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Farm Open House
I recently asked my kids what their favorite day is on our farm. I told them my top favorites: the morning the baby chicks hatch and we hear the peeps,…
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On-Farm Butchering
I always say that an animal on our farm lives the best life possible, right up until the last day. Now I’d change that to, “right up until the very last second.”
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The First Harvest of the Year
As soon as the snow begins to melt and the temperature breaks above 32 degrees during the day, it’s time to begin the maple syrup harvest. Which means in Minnesota,…
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Gather & Grow
We have started a new non-profit called Gather & Grow Ministries with the goal of helping others build their own family economies and become better prepared for the days that are ahead.
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