Feb 27, 2023 | Business Updates, Farming, Food for Thought
A big thank you goes out today. Not only to the folks at the James Beard Foundation for our selection as one of the six American Classic Award winners, but to our community, our loyal customers, families of all ages, and the curious first-timers who have found...
Jan 5, 2023 | Farming, Food for Thought
My days off are for recovery. Recovery from 18-hour store days, the pressures of timelines, and being beholden to timers, schedules, and management. At the same time, it is time that allows me to focus on the farm, store, and family. Trying to fix those things that...
Jun 5, 2019 | Farming, Homesteading Skills, Life
A few years back I wrote a few essays based on a reaction to several frustrating encounters with family, friends and neighbors and their views/perception of farming as a career option. “The Art of Farming” and “Creating a Purposeful Life” offer a response and a...
May 6, 2019 | Farming, Life
Twelve years ago, a year after saying good bye to our former dog, Bernice (our matriarch Llama) would communicate with Nancy (our animal communicator) about the fact that a dog will be coming to me. It would be the male runt of the litter. A week later, I received a...
Feb 14, 2019 | Farming, Life
I was recently asked to speak in an upcoming event this spring to a group of investors, entrepeanurs and local businesses about a topic of interest that could potentially get them to invest in an idea, product or project that the farm has and or needs financial...
Jan 23, 2019 | Farming, Life
(changing the way we think about farming) In my work with several professors and teachers throughout the state on a course I entitled “Creating a Purposeful Life”, students are asked to ponder the idea of farming as a viable lifestyle option. As part of their...
