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My View from the Ramparts: Farming in the age of COVID-19
The past couple of months has been a strange time here at Innisfree, as I know it has been for everyone during this time of social isolation and pandemic outbreak. What’s been strangest for us is how relatively little our … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Life, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, covid, covid-19, Experiments, farm life, Farming, goals, Lessons, Ohio, Outcomes, pandemic, readiness, Self-sufficiency, smallhold, social distancing
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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.
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Posted in Economy, Farming, Funding
Tagged challenges, coppicing, Experiments, Farming, GoFundMe, Self-sufficiency
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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: The test of time
I recently discovered that the building housing my coffee roastery is falling down. It’s an old brick garage, quite possibly converted from a carriage house at some point, that had the misfortune of taking a direct hit from a barn … Continue reading → Continue reading
Posted in Farming
Tagged buildings, challenges, Experiments, Farming, learning, Lessons, Self-sufficiency, Tests, work
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