There were many lessons found in the hours spent stacking wood. It forced things to just be. Forced you to be slow. Don’t lose track of keeping the fire hot. Don’t forget to correctly prep for the day. Mother nature gives no pauses. Much like our spiritual and emotional selves, keep the fire going, it’s …
The air is sharp and tastes of tawny metal as it forces its way through my nose and down deep in my lungs. I grasp at the fur lining of my hood one more time as the ice lifts off the fields and collides with my cheeks. One fist pumps as my mitten covered hand …
Life is a sacred Intrinsically connected example of universal magic and there are reminders of this everywhere. It’s evident in the quiet birth of 12 wide eyed piglets on a brisk February morning, the sight of the sandhill cranes flying back in the spring, the pollen trailing off the bumbles that tend the garden. Every …
Seed Starting and Space Everyone gets over ambitious when that first wave of spring sunshine beams though the windows in a cold place like Michigan. Every week on the farm felt like a new rush to learn something, this week was seed starting and I took to google and my favorite blogs for answers and …
Forage and Harvest – Whether its flowers, herbs, a garnish for a drink, or just a couple sprigs of lavender for the tub, many of us have some sort of access to an area that can provide some type of plant. It could be a garden area, or the flower bed outside the apartment building. …
Kune Kune pigs pronounced [coon-E coon-E] is just about the smallest breeds of domestic pigs, a breed that stems from New Zealand, known for being multicolored, covered in hair, and equipped with droopy wattles hanging from their jaws and cute pointy ears, these pigs not only look adorable but their temperaments are praised far and …
Ghostly house boats, stray dogs, missing persons, our adventure is always something interesting. A pretty crazy morning considering it started at 3AM and is supposed to be about taking pictures with a sunrise.
A thorough outline of what Leave No Trace really means, and how we can practice it outdoors.
