It’s 4:30 a.m. and I’m in the airport near Medellin, Colombia waiting for my return flight to Miami, reading the comments to my blog post about the idea of running chickens under coffee trees. I shared it with a bright group of young coffee growers yesterday…
Read MoreI’ve just returned to my hotel room after a full day visiting folks and keynoting the 16th annual AgroFuturo Expo here in Medellin, Colombia…
Read MoreMy neighbor, Michael Godfrey, is one of the foremost bird authorities in the United States and releasesone of these short videos each week, primarily extolling the virtues of grasslands…
Read MoreI just returned from a farm consult that included a 70-acre timber harvest 4 years ago. That area is coming back beautifully in assorted hardwoods and poplars, some of which are already 15 feet tall…
Read MoreAn ultimate win often takes years of painful endurance. More often than not, folks need to be hit by a 2X4 before realizing what a win might actually be. McDonald’s, mRNA, and Chick-fil-A are all going in the wrong direction, of course, but taken together they are gradually building a sick, sick, sick society…
Read MoreI got an “Open Immediately” hand addressed letter today from American Crop Insurance asking me to join 600 other farmers who have signed up for this USDA program. Unlike most farmers, I don’t keep up with government freebies….
Read MoreThroughout history, one of the most consistent characteristics of collapsing empires is bloated, bureaucratic, overly regulatory government. In a last gasp to grasp control of the civilization, entrenched powers prey upon innovators.
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I got a letter in a big special envelope yesterday. Here it is:
Read MoreI try to be judicious about promoting things on this blog, but from time to time it’s appropriate because routinely I report about something and then get feedback that “I wish I’d known about that because I would have liked to come.”
Read MoreThe recent Two Days of Truth Summit held here at Polyface with guest speakers Dr. Tom Cowan, Dr. Sina McCullough, and herbalist Amy Fewell had lots of gold nuggets…
Read MoreI was recently contacted by Sandra Knauf about another writing project she’s working on and she
reminded me of this interview she did with me back in 2013…
Read MoreWell, that didn’t last long. The Wall Street Journal reports that Tyson Foods’ “no antibiotics ever” label is gone, at least by the end of the year…
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