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Time Spent In Nature Is Never Time Wasted

I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. – John Burroughs

Everything Is Part Of A Grand Design

“The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in ...

No Better Form of Personal Involvement

“Odd as I am sure it will appear to some, I can think of no better form of personal involvement in the cure of the environment than that of

Stay Brave Enough To Keep Going In

Sometimes our life reminds me of a forest in which there is a graceful clearing and in that opening a house, an orchard and garden, comfo...

Homesteading Helped Save My Life!

This post is in response to a homesteading writing challenge in which we were asked to write an article answering the question "Homestead...

Farmacy, Yeah I Meant To Spell It Like That

“Our primary health care should begin on the farm and in our hearts, and not in some laboratory of the biotech and pharmaceutical compani...

A Perspective From Garden Level

“I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.” ~Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes ...

Making A Comfortable Living From A Small Piece Of Land

“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” ~Abraham Lincoln . What a pr...

At The End Of The Day You Should Smell Like Dirt

“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” ― Margaret Atwood There is nothing quite like spending the day workin...

The Peace Of Wild Things

When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,...

Prepare Your Own Foods

“Get in your kitchens, buy unprocessed foods, turn off the TV, and prepare your own foods. This is liberating.” -Joel Salatin Joel Salati...

Gardening Is A Therapeutic And Defiant Act

“Gardening is the most therapeutic and defiant act you can do. Plus you get strawberries.” -Ron Finley Ron Finley also known as the “Gang...

The Appeal Of Organic Farming

“Organic farming appealed to me because it involved searching for and discovering nature’s pathways, as opposed to the formulaic approach...

A Garden Requires Patient Labor And Attention

“A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive...

In Recognition Of Those Who Grow Food

“And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass, to grow upon a spot of ground where on...

Agriculture Is Of Primary Importance

“It will not be doubted that with reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance.” – President ...

The Planter, The Farmer, The Mechanic, and The Laborer

“The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer… form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and si...

Use Your Lives Wisely

“Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations.” -Ted Nugent It is so easy to get caught...

Do Something

“Every Day Do Something That Will Inch You Closer To A Better Tomorrow” – Doug Firebaugh Nobody can do everything but everyone can do som...

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