Farm Hand – Day Two
Just a little stiff in the morning, but off early again for more farm fun. Of course I didn’t tell you that I was asleep in my recliner at 7pm. I actually had felt pretty good that I kept up with the others that day. Just didn’t try to climb up in the back end of the truck to arrange the crates – I’m saving that for another time when I have become a bit … Read entire article »
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Farm Hand – Day One
Since I have been having “Farm Dreams” I thought it might be a good idea to spend some time actually farming. Through a set of divine circumstances, I met Meg Runyan of Wild Goose Farm. Meg farms close to 3 acres as part of the incubator farm program (yes, hatching future farmers!) through the Farm Business Development Center at Prairie Crossing, a Conservation Community in Grayslake, IL. Wild Goose Farm … Read entire article »
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In Her Boots – Sep 11, 2011
On Sep 11th a group of women gathered at the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in East Troy WI around the subject of growing and eating organic vegetables. The daylong event was part of the series In Her Boots: Sustainable Farming For Women, By Women, a workshop series focusing on women farmers and food-based business owners, sponsored by The Rural Women’s Project in association with MOSES: Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service. During this celebration of the … Read entire article »
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Farm Dreams
I don’t know when I actually decided that I wanted to farm. But, I do know a few times in my life when it wasn’t. It wasn’t when I was about 7 and went down with my family to visit a buddy of my dad’s from the Marine Corps who lived with his family on a farm in Missouri. While I enjoyed playing in the hayloft with the other kids, I welcomed being back home … Read entire article »
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