In late summer of 2017, we had a painful new learning on the farm through an encounter with a disease we had not previously even known about. It led to a new practice that has had unexpected benefits. The disease, PEM (Polioencephalomalacia), shows up randomly in...

You may be aware that I live on 40 acres in a wilderness area, with one man, 2 cats, 3 dogs, 3 ornamental pheasants, 10 pea fowl, 11 goats, 15 sheep, 36 chickens and 50+ guinea fowl. Oh, and 5 hives full of honey bees. What you may not know is how much these animals...

Sometimes this experience of being a physical human is unpleasant and uncomfortable. It just is. And then there are those moments when - if we're paying attention - Something Wonderful Happens. A baby is born. A team connects and meshes. A vision becomes reality. An...

A story about expanding what is possible and transforming a culturally-mandated bias. Recently, I decided to adopt an online software system as a tool for my business. Before committing, however, I watched my VA demo the software. She breezed through the software's...

A story about finding the capacity in which determination and surrender can co-exist. This article takes a deeper look at the questions explored in the original posting on Facebook, on 12 April, 2018. April , 2018 A chilly night in a barn during spring lambing plus an...

A story about birth and how the things we want, plan for, yearn for - don't always show up as planned. And - how wonderful that can be. I was able to experience this with a literal birth experience here on the farm where I share my life with one man, 2 cats, 3 dogs,...