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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Swinging for the fences
The one part of our farming adventure at Innisfree on the Stillwater that has dogged us since the beginning is the fact that we have continued to lease our 100 acres of tillage ground, mostly for the sake of the … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, chemicals, Choices, Dirt, Experiments, Farming, goals, ideas, Morality
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: On animals and worldviews
I suspect that one of the driving forces of the greatest changes in society over the past 100 years versus the past several millenia has been specific movement of people away from caring for food animals. One cannot help but … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Philosophy
Tagged Animals, Farming, ideas, Morality, pragmatism, Worldview
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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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