Yes, the past week has been hellish temperatures. Ā Sunday hit a high of 115 degrees of drenching, sweaty humidity and it has only slightly come down since then. Ā Fortunately this misery is very uncommon. Ā Last summer we only had a handful of days above 100 degrees and only slightly above 100. Ā While ... READ the POST
Choose your lifestyle
Like many farmers, I sit on the fence between the farm lifestyle and the modern one. Ā More than half of Americaās farmers work a job off the farm to make ends meet, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In 1929, 6% of farmers worked off the farm. Ā By 1947, it rose to 16.5%. Ā In 1997, it ... READ the POST
More permit wins
Yea! Ā We have moved forward a teensy bit in the permitting process! We finally got ahold of Heidi-our new county liaison. Ā She put in writing, IN WRITING PEOPLE, what she was going to do for us and how much we'd need to pay and how long things would take. Ā AMAZING. Ā It's taken more than a year, but ... READ the POST
Existential Farming
Farming is very existential. Today, we put down one of our bloodhounds and we welcomed 60 new baby chickens into the world. Ā Yes farming is very existential. Existentialism is the idea that there are inescapable elements of human existence such as isolation, powerlessness, responsibility and ... READ the POST
Farmer’s Guilt
I don't know if other farmers suffer from farmer's guilt, but I know I do. Ā Farmer's guilt is a term (I made up) that refers to the feeling of guilt a farmer gets when not working. Ā For example, I have been sick. Ā Whatever bug I have has just made me soooooooooooo tired. Ā I can't seem to get the ... READ the POST
Farmer's Guilt
I don't know if other farmers suffer from farmer's guilt, but I know I do. Ā Farmer's guilt is a term (I made up) that refers to the feeling of guilt a farmer gets when not working. Ā For example, I have been sick. Ā Whatever bug I have has just made me soooooooooooo tired. Ā I can't seem to get the ... READ the POST
