I didn’t anticipate that farming would require carpentry skills. I don’t have a carpenters union card in my wallet. I can easily identify a claw hammer from a rubber mallet. But, don’t let that fool you. Carpentry is not something that I consider to be among my list of skills. It’s not that I can’t [...]
Growing things is an art form. And, I’m not generally considered an artist. We go to our local farmers market. Or, we hit up the produce section of our favorite grocery store. There it is. All nicely arranged, displayed like it was just dropped in from above, no effort at all. Ready for us to [...]
It’s as basic as basic can be. In the middle of May, in Southwest Michigan, it should be warmer than the mid forties with a wind chill somewhere in the thirties. It just should be. On the upside, the sun was shining. It was my first trip out to our shiny, brand new farm plot. [...]
Trust me, it’s not what you’re thinking. Or, maybe it is. I’ll keep this brief. I’m having dinner and a few cocktails with my friend Jerry the other night. In between flipping a pork tenderloin on the grill and another Miller High Life, he said to me, “Hey, I’ve got this plot at a community [...]