Monthly Archives: November 2009


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.