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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: And so much more…
I’ve discovered over the past five years that people have huge preconceptions about what being a farmer means. I know, coming in, I had all sorts of them, and I know I am surrounded by fellow farmers who have deeply … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, farmers, Farming, growth, knowledge, Lessons, preconceptions, work
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Not for the faint of heart
There are days that I understand why people don’t want to be farmers. It’s not a job for the faint of heart. Certainly, I’m making a judgment call here, but the fact is when your livelihood relies on braving the … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, People, Philosophy
Tagged days, farmers, Farming, judgments, thoughts
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Five years on: Disasters, reevaluations, and the straight and narrow
There are few things like a disaster of one’s own making to cause one to reevaluate. We’ve had more than a few disasters, big and small, since we came back to Innisfree on the Stillwater. They kind of come with … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Philosophy
Tagged Anniversaries, commitment, disasters, failures, Farming, goals, learning, reevaluation, work
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: There are days…
People sometimes ask me why I tell people when I fail. Frankly, it would be easy not to tell anyone when things to wrong. It would be easy to lull people into a false impression that the life I live … Continue reading → Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Five years on: First, a request
As part of our effort to advance our cause at Innisfree, we have started a GoFundMe Campaign to support our coppicing effort. If you are interested, go check out the GoFundMe page to find out more.
DLH
Posted in Economy, Farming, Funding
Tagged challenges, coppicing, Experiments, Farming, GoFundMe, Self-sufficiency
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