Tonight we went to the movies with a good friend of the family. We also took Joachim, our newest intern who is from France. Poor Joachim. He hadn't even gotten to the ranch before he got a full dose of Flip Flop humor and hospitality. We picked him up from the bus stop and took him straight to ... READ the POST
A Dutch Wwoofer in Lucerne Valley
This is a guest post by our recent Wwoofer (World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms-an organization that connects volunteers to farms throughout the world). Herma is from Holland and we really loved having her here. A few days ago I posted a picture on my Facebook of a beautiful orange-pink ... READ the POST
Who turned the thermostat to hell?
Yes, the past week has been hellish temperatures. Sunday hit a high of 115 degrees of drenching, sweaty humidity and it has only slightly come down since then. Fortunately this misery is very uncommon. Last summer we only had a handful of days above 100 degrees and only slightly above 100. While ... READ the POST
Choose your lifestyle
Like many farmers, I sit on the fence between the farm lifestyle and the modern one. More than half of America’s 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. By 1947, it rose to 16.5%. In 1997, it ... READ the POST
Getting up early: Advice for farmer wanna-be’s
It's 7:30 and I've been up for an hour. Some farmers get up way earlier than this-it really just depends on what you're farming. When we grow alfalfa, we have to be up at 2am to bale it when there is at least a teeny tiny bit of moisture in the dry desert air. I hate getting up early. I don't ... READ the POST
How to wake up early in the morning
It's 7:30 and I've been up for an hour. Some farmers get up way earlier than this-it really just depends on what you're farming. When we grow alfalfa, we have to be up at 2am to bale it when there is at least a teeny tiny bit of moisture in the dry desert air. I hate getting up ... READ the POST
