Category Archives: self sufficient

Canned Goods

Posted on September 17, 2017 by

Just fired up the dehydrator. The smell of garlic and tomato is still on my hands. Got me in the mood for a little Greg Brown…. Do you have any memories of helping someone in the kitchen growing up…even if … Continue reading →

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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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