Old Dogs, Old Tricks
Edmund went away for a long weekend, which meant I was on livestock duty and also that the animals weren’t on their best behavior. On Friday I was drinking my...
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Old Dogs, Old Tricks
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Good Grass
Growing grass is easy in New York's humid summers. All I have to do is step back and watch. Growing grass that maintains the best possible feed quality throughout the...
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Feeling Like Fall
Despite this post’s title, it hasn’t been unseasonably cold here. Rain has lately been regular enough to keep the grass growing, and while the stream is still low, it's not...
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Thistles
A short while ago I wrote a blog post about how happy I am that my cows and sheep are finally running in a big enough group to do appreciable...
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Mango Mountain
As of this writing, it is unclear whether twenty tons of free mangoes are a blessing or a curse. They arrived three days ago in a refrigerated tractor trailer. It...
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Life Apart From People
The bear lay on its back by the side of the highway, one paw lying across its heart and the other reaching out overhead. Its face was a mournful mask...
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Not Quite Drought
When we talk about weather we mostly discuss events, like deluges, lightning, exceptional heat or cold, wind strong enough to pull over trees, and the stories that result from these...
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Happy!
Can you tell what part of this image fills my heart with happiness? It's the ragged stalks front and center. That's what burdock looks like this time of year when...
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The Trouble with Whole Foods
As a general rule, I try not to spend too much time litigating the absolute perfect way to farm. The most practical reason for this is a healthy dose of...
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The Challenge of Convenience
When I’m lying in bed, not able to sleep, I might be filled with the sort of existential dread that only seems to rear its head near midnight, I might...
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What's Happening to Bugs?
Most of us aren’t particularly rational when it comes to how we value various animals. It’s obvious why we form deep connections to companions like dogs, which are quite adept...
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Black Locust Part III
In parts I and II of this series I discussed some of the great things about Black Locusts. In this post I’ll finish the overview of this marvelous tree. The...
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Black Locust Part II
Last week I introduced Black Locust trees with 9 positive points for consideration. In this post I’ll begin exploring those points in greater detail, and I’ll finish discussing them in...
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Great Potential
These hands hold great potential. Look closely and you’ll see that the seeds are bean shaped. They’re seeds of my new favorite tree… Ever since I can remember I’ve loved...
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