Sunday Inspiration
byDogs. Bikes. Because it’s starting to feel like summer. And just because. Enjoy.
Editorial
Rise of the Machines?
byWe live in an age where technological advancements are occurring at a rate that exceed by multitudes that of previous generations, a phenomenon known as…
The State of U.S. Farms and Farmland
byThe USDA’s recently released Census of Agriculture has shown a decrease in the number of U.S. farms and acreage of farmland between 2007 and 2012….
The Wilderness Aristocrat talks Gear
byIt’s officially springtime. Officially too nice to be inside libraries and doing finals or writing blog posts. It is far better to be out…
Reflections on the Work of P. Allen Smith
byIf you’ve ever needed someone to advise you about both the best arrangement for your throw pillows and about the intricacies of raising poultry,…
Food Scrap Powered Farming
byNPR’s The Salt recently ran an article on a meatpacking facility in Chicago that is being converted into an indoor farm that will be…
Yurts so Good
byThis is a video about Mike. Mike runs and lives in Montana in a yurt. Mike seems like a righteous dude. Enjoy.
Sunday School with Berry and Davis
byA few years ago Krista Tippet interviewed Ellen Davis and featured Wendell Berry on her excellent radio show, “On Being.” Two of my heroes united…
Youth on the farm
byFuture Farmers of America (FFA) is rethinking how it does programming in response to the changing economic landscape, and growing interest from the millennial…
Dumbphones
byWe do not ride on the railroad; it rides upon us. – Henry David Thoreau I’m guilty as most when it comes to…