Two creeks converged in a field on the west end of our farm. It was a three-cornered patch with the...
Lately the thought of homesteading and dreams has been on my mind. I’m part of an online group of homesteaders...
Finding a role in my family’s small dairy operation is quite literally the oldest goal I can recall from my...
The Irish are renowned storytellers. From Nobel prize winning literature to pub talk we are saturated in stories. We listen...
When planted, potatoes are laid out in a particular pattern, like the 5 side of a die. Four corners of...
Last days in August The tarmac heats the rubber soles of my boots. It’s hotter here than I had expected...
“It’s not something we have to create, it’s something we already have. We have to teach people why blue tarps...
It was the fourth of July weekend and Doug Edwards and Josh Adkins from Franklin Illinois had set up a...
The following is an excerpt from Irish writer Maura McElhone’s book Falling for a Farmer (2018), published by Mercier Press. * It...
Mail frauds, April Fools, and ‘Jaws’ in the toilet An excerpt from Jim Trelease’s family memoir, Looking Backward, used by...
Lorna Sixsmith is an Irish author and dairy farmer. Her latest book is Till the Cows Come Home by Black and...
Scabby Ewe (affectionately known as Scabs or the Scabster) is one of our friendliest sheep. This is her story. In...