Healing Pastures

Starting a Farm From Scratch I'm calling it "Blackberry Fields," walk along with me while I a piece of abandoned farmland I'm considering leasing for Healing Pastures Farm. It's got sandy soil, a possible place for a pond, plenty of Blackberries, Goldenrod, wild apples... wild Turkeys... bears (oh ... Read More about Blackberry Fields, Evaluating a Possible Leased Farm (Walking The Land Part 2 – 082720)

This song from my Thirsty For The Sky CD (2003) was totally cranking in my head while I walked a piece of property for a possible leased farm. Enjoy! 320 Field of Dreams (TFTS CD) by Mark Shepard ... Read More about Field of Dreams

Joel Salatin, self described Christian Libertarian Lunatic Farmer is the editor of Stockman Grass Farmer. His ideas have been KEY in my own evolution from musician to gardener to farmer. This article is so important I HAD to just sit down and read it out loud for you folks who LISTEN to new ideas. ... Read More about “Food & Farm Security” Article by Joel Salatin

I try not to bore people too much with the "garden tour" thing... "and here are the tomatoes... and here are the beets... and here are the etc..." But I DO walk the garden every day. Often twice a day to see what's ready to eat and what needs watering. It's a positive use for my OCD! (Obsessive ... Read More about Apocalypse Garden Walkabout August 2020

I started building a raised bed (or 2) out of scraps I had laying around... Join me as I fall down the "Raised Bed Rabbit Hole"!!!!! ... Read More about Falling Down The Raised Bed Rabbit Hole

 The HUGE breakthrough was this one thing... When I was a kid 2 HUGE things happened that I didn't realize were huge at the time. 1. Music. I mean MUSIC came in with a literal WHOOOSH! 2. Nature. After a day of being miserable in elementary school I would escape across the street from my house ... Read More about Walking The Land Part 1