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Groundhog Day Again

Looks like the wood in the shed will get us through this year. Every year has been an adventure since we did the cold-turkey “adios” to the...

29.01.2025 7

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Richard Rhames

Solstice, Bloody Solstice: Thoughts on the Darkest Day

What the Romans called “the new sun” has risen. The seed catalogs are arriving and while the wood stove’s fire struggles against the strengthening...

25.12.2024 3

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The War Zone and the Circus

The vegetable stand is closed and we’re less than 30 days out from the winter solstice— the darkest and shortest day of the year.  Old Man Winter...

28.11.2024 20

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Frost and Fire

The season winds down. Yesterday morning I picked lettuce as yet undamaged by frosty nights alongside staked tomatoes not-so-fortunate. This is the...

30.10.2024 2

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I Know a Farmer Who…

The most recent USDA agricultural census (2022) showed the number of American farms decreasing 6% since 2017, with the number of producers aged 35...

25.09.2024 3

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Joy: The Fairy Tale

Summer is on its last bony legs. As I write this we are less than 30 days out from the autumnal equinox which officially sticks the fork in the...

28.08.2024 2

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