Healing Pastures

One of the greatest challenges facing farmers (or any other entrepreneur) is managing the unrelenting, 24/7 demands of farming on our bodies and spirits. Starting a farm from scratch carries with it the opportunity and risk of exploring multiple ways to raise food. Some of them may work for some ... Read More about Sunday Message: THE SOLUTION TO FARMER BURNOUT

his week's Sunday Message is all about When that "Still, Small Voice" overrides the "logical bottom line" voice. In other words when it "Kicks Your A$$!" Spike & Luna the Maremma Livestock Guardian dogs went to the vet for their annual checkup... $500 bucks later, it turns out they both have ... Read More about Sunday Message: When The Still Small Voice Kicks Your A$$

This week at healing pastures was a marathon run between rain storms. We had plenty of sun... as well as torrential deluges almost every day. And in the process I just kept putting one foot in front of the other and stuff got done. The featured song this week is "Rain" which is #518 of my Life In ... Read More about Sunday Message: One Foot In Front of The Other

Well. I had this all ready to upload on Friday the 4th of August but I got so busy and distracted packing up and getting ready to be away for the weekend that I just plain FORGOT! so here it is a day late. And NO! I am NOT quitting. I just feel a lot closer to burning out than I have up to this ... Read More about Sunday Message: WHEN YOU WANT TO QUIT

HAPPY 96TH BIRTHDAY to my dad, Lewis M. Shepard! This past week was as crazy busy as any week of my life. And between copious rain storms and oppressive heat, we got sh*t DONE! Deeply grateful for all the help and collaboration and opportunity to be outside in all kinds of weather. Cowabungah ... Read More about The Sunday Message: AN ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE!

Sunday Message: DARING TO LEAVE OUR COMFORT ZONE! | Song: THE KEY TO YOUR CAGE | Mark Shepard This week's Sunday Message is inspired by moving my "boy pigs" out of their training pen and out into the wonderful wide world of the forest and field. Hesitant at first but then gradually more and ... Read More about Sunday Message: DARING TO LEAVE OUR COMFORT ZONE!