Category Archives: self sufficient

It is possible

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

  I remember reading the book Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald way back in the mid 1980’s.  I remember writing out various long term life goals, mostly in the interpersonal relationship realm, but other goals as well. At … Continue reading →

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They Are Here

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

View of my latest adventure…. Honeybees _________________________________ I have to tell you about a recent conversation with my son-in-law Matt  about honeybees.  When he was younger, someone offered his dad, several bee hives full of bees…They hauled them home in … Continue reading →

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Wild Child

Posted on March 1, 2017 by

My apologies to those of you that have already read this.  I thought this morning, it really belongs on the farm blog, so there you go. 😉 ____________________________________ Yesterday I made my third batch of “Wild Child.” What in the … Continue reading →

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Ten things to keep in mind when starting a small orchard in Iowa

Posted on February 7, 2017 by

I met with a young man this afternoon who wants to plant 100 apple trees on his acreage.  I invited him to our property  this afternoon to go over some basics. I knew I could pass onto him in 30 … Continue reading →

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Timber

Posted on November 26, 2016 by

Stand of timber just west of my parents by my buddy Jim’s __________________________________________________________ Wood heat. I grew up with it. My parents still heat their  farmhouse with wood,  and dad is 84. I love wood heat. I love everything that … Continue reading →

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Wildness

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

Spent an hour and 1/2 moving wood chips with my brother’s skid loader yesterday. We had a thunderstorm sometime in the middle of the night.  I vaguely remember stumbling out of bed and unplugging the computer.  Even with a surge protector … Continue reading →

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Back To Eden

Posted on June 5, 2016 by

Eden:  Paradise The garden where according to the  account in Genesis Adam and Eve first lived   A place of pristine or abundant natural beauty.   The scent of  freshly ground wood chips is still on my fingers. I stumbled … Continue reading →

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