Yearly Archives: 2009


So Now We Know We’re On Our Own 1

It wasn’t a big surprise, so it wasn’t a big disappointment either. The Copenhagen climate summit has ended with no agreement that matters, just a handshake plan to let everybody do pretty much what they were planning to do all along as long as they talk about it. Now we […]


Sweet Potato Bust 1

We love sweet potatoes. They’re delicious, ideally suited for growing in our climate, and naturally nutritious in the best sense of the word. They also keep remarkably well, so you can enjoy them straight through the winter. That’s why we planted so many at the start of the gardening season. […]


Eclectic Trading Days 1

We’re going to need more localized retailers in the years and decades to come, particularly food retailers. Amanda and I spent some time last weekend at one model of how that retail could work, Eclectic Trading Days. We found a mixed bag but came away impressed.


Our Energy Philosophy 1

It may be a little grandiose for husband and wife farmers to have a philosophy about anything, but that hasn’t stopped us. Come to think of it, it hasn’t even slowed us down. So here’s how we’re approaching the use and production of energy on our farm.


Check Out Our Weekly Podcast

We enjoy posting to the blog, but our habit has been to focus on one issue in a post. We hope we can use our podcast each week to fill you in on all the adventures we’re having, even those that don’t make it into a blog post.