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Seven Stone: About the farm
When contemplating weight loss, one of the first places people look is exercise, and if your work is exercise, so much the better. I came into the undertaking of running a sustainable farm much the same way. Five years ago, … Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Fanaticism
There’s something about the sustainable food movement in all its various incarnations that brings out the fanatic in people, both pro and con. I admit that I am just as bad as anyone. Yet, there is an underlying problem with … Continue reading → Continue reading
Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Hay season
A couple of times a year, I mow lots of grass. Not in the $40-billion-make-my-lawn-look-like-a-golf-course sort of way, but in the make food for animals sort of way. We mow and bale about 30 acres of grass hay every year … Continue reading → Continue reading
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Tagged Animals, Farming, hay, Lessons, pasture, Seasons, thoughts
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Some thoughts on the future of agriculture
Yesterday on Facebook, I posted a link to an article on Grist about urban farming. The point of the article was that urban farming is not a panacea for our food production ills, and I made the argument that there … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, consumers, Farming, Gardneing, Self-sufficiency, solutions, urban gardens
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Thoughts from Innisfree on the Stillwater: Well intended but sometimes wrong
Whenever the weather gets the way it is right now (very cold and snowy), various posts, emails, and even news stories begin to circulate. You know the ones. Those that show something like a snow encrusted dog or other animal … Continue reading → Continue reading
