This past weekend Benj and I made the long drive out to northwestern South Dakota to bring home a handsome new bull—his name is Abe—for our herd. The trip is about eight hours across the prairie, and
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Purple Green Beans to Prairie Dreams
I hope you're enjoying this beautiful Minnesota cool-down! It’s made time in the garden so much more comfortable, and I
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When It Rains It Pours
What a soggy morning here on the farm!
Ever notice how life doesn’t just hand us one thing at a time? It seems to
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Do You Believe in Coincidence?
The older I get, the less and less I do.
Earlier this month, we were experiencing frustrating brownouts—lights
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I’m So Glad to Have Found You, Too
I can hardly believe it — we’ve got one sweet month left of summer vacation. I wore a flannel to the barn this morning
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A Little Crazy. A Lot of Color.
Every morning, I milk cows in our little old barn. It’s a quiet place, a bit imperfect and weathered by time, but
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Regeneration Needs Difference
I was walking through our back pasture the other day—and I noticed something that struck me:
No square foot looks the
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Two Events, One Grateful Heart
Wow — what a gift this past week has been!
On Wednesday, we welcomed families to the farm for a Bronze Age Sword
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Not how I pictured our 4th of July
Last Thursday, Benj and I had to make the tough decision to put down a beef cow unexpectedly due to delivery
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You Are Fascinating
Earlier this year I met an ultra-marathoner—someone who runs distances like 50 miles in a single race! Can you imagine?
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