Recent Blog Posts
Dandelion, Five Ways
Some people spend an awful lot of time trying to eliminate these “weeds” from their lawns, but you better believe I was out there with a knife and a basket as soon as I saw this spring’s first leaves emerging.
Four Things I've Learned From My Horses About Life
"Expensive lawn ornaments." "Money pits." ”Photogenic megafauna." There’s a nagging guilt that I’m not doing enough with my horses right now.
How I Built A Maple Syrup Evaporator
Cheap? Check. Materials? Check. Quick? Check (I put this puppy together in less than an hour). Burns calories on the weekend and pumps up your biceps? Bonus!
Life in Maine
Back by popular demand for another blog entry...Sam! "I don’t really remember that much about moving to Maine, other than it was the year my life changed forever…”
Why Hunt and Forage?
Whenever someone asks me a question like this (and it happens a lot!), I channel my beloved Lonesome Dove character, Gus McCrae: “Woodrow, you just don’t ever get the point.”
State of the Garden
When we finally built and planted our garden last year, a friend commented that it was “Uh…the tidiest garden I’ve ever seen.” I think that was her kind way of saying “You’re a little nuts.”
Starting A Rooster Flock
Are you ready for suspense? Drama? Action? Bloodshed? Hello everyone! Instead of your average lady called “Nina,” it’s me Sam (Nina’s son)! Today I’m gonna tell you our rooster story.
How do you do everything you do?
This is my attempt to answer this question as truthfully as I can, without promising that this lifestyle will work for everyone or even that anyone else should do what I do.