The current (and hopefully long lasting) trend towards farming is part of the movement towards contentment searching in our society. Despite our material wealth, or perhaps because of it, Americans are a very discontent society. We are searching for a sense of purpose and happiness. Many of us ... READ the POST
Why I’ve quit farming…sort of
I have been struggling the past few years to have a farm and I and my family recently came to the conclusion that we don’t want a farm. We want a homestead. What’s wrong with farming? A farm is centered around production. You are trying to build an agricultural empire (of whatever size) where ... READ the POST
The farmstay guesthouse flooded!
I haven't posted much about this even though we've been struggling with it since january. I was walking past the farmstay guest house and noticed water leaking out the walls. I ran inside and there was just inches of water covering the entire first floor. Disaster! I was so upset. The ... READ the POST
Why should I learn to farm?
Why should you learn to farm? First let's define farming. When most people think of a farm, they envision thousands of acres of corn or wheat. Even a small farmer with 50 acres is big in the typical people's minds. But there are also micro farmers which basically means tiny farmer. We believe ... READ the POST
The bad side of Farming
People tend to romanticize farming. But there is as much romance as there is pain in farming. You are a slave to the land and its needs. Most of the time you're happy about this, but the days when you want to go to the beach or catch a movie or sleep in you suddenly realize that you are not ... READ the POST
Horse farming at Prophetstown
I have decided that the farmers who switched from horses to tractors, who sold their animals for dog food in exchange for loud, smelly, irritating and expensive machinery were idiots. Well meaning idiots, but still idiots. Farming with horses was the most enjoyable experience I've had in a long ... READ the POST