Nature is Cruel and Kind
The philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously described life in nature as “nasty, brutish, and short” a view that continues to resonate with certain members of the populace. Often a man of...
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Nature is Cruel and Kind
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5.5 : 1
So obviously I got the analysis I wanted even if the sought after ratio isn't *quite* what I hoped for. The ratio of 5.5:1 omega 6:3 is not superb, but...
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New Babies
Since moving to the farm I’ve had cows, pigs, chickens, turkeys, geese, and ducks. But until two days ago only the first of these had ever been born on here....
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Argh.
Two months ago I wrote a post about our pigs' feeding protocol and the possibility that it would result in a healthier balance of fats than that found in the...
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Hoop House Tomatoes
Right before moving up here, Alanna and I lived on the north fork of Long Island. We spent a lot of time with our good friends at Oysterponds Farm, hanging...
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Grazing Animals
The two primary species of animals moved from their winter quarters to fresh green fields a few weeks ago. When they're on pasture the cattle move to fresh grass every...
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The Meals of Just-ish: A Sick Joke
If you are new to the blog, this post explains what's going on. You may have noticed that, while I have largely followed the edicts set forth in Judge Hodgman’s...
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The Early Garden
The garden is at a particularly frustrating stage; lots of veggies have been started, but aside from asparagus and a few kale and sage plants that miraculously over wintered, there...
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What's in a Name?
Occasionally I wish we'd chosen a different name for our farm. Its two pressed together consonants is just foreign enough that many people miss-hear me when I tell them the...
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Rhyme, Not Reason
I fly into a rage whenever I read that meat from grass-fed or pastured animals is uniformly tough. I’m going to throw my computer through a window the next time...
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Holistic Management
Farmers make many, many decisions about how to conduct their business every single day. I've found the rubric of "Holistic Management" to be immensely useful. Its process can help to...
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Rules Amendment
I suppose it's clear from previous posts that both Garth and I really love coffee, and despite this fact we planned our year such that we'd have to forego it....
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Bacon?
In my last post I detailed a few days worth of food. I ate "bacon" during that time, and only just realized that I failed to explain that technically I...
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How to Brine
For the recent market I had the idea of handing out little bags of salt and sugar that, when dissolved in half a gallon of water, would make a good...
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