Its Loud Out Here if You Listen

Hello friends! It has been too long. I haven’t posted in a few weeks, and I have felt guilty every Monday that slid by without a missive from the farm. It would be easy for Read More …

The Future of Farming in America – Part 3

Part three of a three part series As promised, as much as an italicized subtitle can promise such things, I am getting back to the last installment of our reasons behind moving our family to Read More …

Home for Christmas

There are few things more daunting than holiday hustle or flying cross-country with small children, and yet we decided to combine these two joyful circumstances and head back to California for Christmas. In a (semi-) Read More …

Merry Christmas from the Farm!

“Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ~Laura Ingalls Wilder We arrived on the Read More …

We Chose the Future – Part 1

Part one of a three part series As many people know, Chris and I were born and raised in the same small (for California) town that our own daughters were then born in. In fact, Read More …

But Why Braham, Minnesota?

“But how did you find Braham, Minnesota??” If I had a dollar for every time I have answered that question, I would have enough money to take you out to breakfast at The Park Cafe Read More …

The Farm’s First Deer

It took 34 years and 2,000 miles, but Christopher got his first deer. In our past life, had he wanted to, Chris could’ve gone deer hunting every year from mid-August through the end of October. Read More …

Where It All Started

“I’ve never said this to anyone out loud, but I have always wanted to be a farmer.” That sentence was the first step – of many – on the path that brought our family to Read More …