What really happened to my hip? I tried riding the boar. We took a few graceful steps together and then he grumbled something about how I never give him as many watermelon treats as I give to his friend, Peggy. And in in shock, I fell off the boar’s haunches and...
Getting the ginger and turmeric seeds that first year was a fairly straightforward process. We did some googling, found an organic ginger farm out in Hawaii, and ordered enough seed to give us a good challenge. The seeds arrived in February. And shortly thereafter, we...
It wasn’t some big event. Just a simple moment in time that changed my life. And that I remember as clear as day. I was fresh out of college. And in preparation for a research fellowship I was doing in sub-Saharan Africa later that year, I joined the crew on a small...
When we bought this overgrown vacant plot of land, Greg was light years ahead of me in terms of farming knowledge and know-how. As the farmer newbie, I didn’t have the confidence or experience to do much of the technical farm work solo. And this meant we did a lot of...
Pig loading probably isn’t something you’ve heard us talk about much. But it involves moving the pigs from the pasture to our trailer so we can transport them to the butcher. And it’s one of the last steps in the process. If you’re envisioning a stressed...
An astute customer attended one of our farm tours last year. And after thanking us for sharing the farm with her, she smiled and leaned in close and said something I won’t ever forget. “There’s so much joy on your farm,” she said. “But, compared to the other animals...
