Tag Archives: Dirt

Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Swinging for the fences

Posted on 22 June 2015 by dlhitzeman

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 →

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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Spring is in the air, which means mud on my knees

Posted on 7 May 2012 by dlhitzeman

I haven’t disappeared: I”ve been farming. As you might imagine, spring is a busy time of year. This year started with banding steers and selling off our excess calves, interspersed with planting our garden. We got our next load of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Farming: MENF 2011: We’re all really dirt farmers

Posted on 5 October 2011 by dlhitzeman

Whether we all like it or not, we’re all dirt farmers. You don’t think so? Well, consider this the next time you’re sitting on the pot: you’re finishing the process whereby your body turns the food you have eaten into energy, nutrients, and dirt from which more food can be grown, even if we don’t […] Continue reading →

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