Farming

12 Tips for Wannabe-Farmers

Recently, I received a request for tips for wannabe-farmers. What advice might I have to offer those who are brand-new…

6 years ago

4 Strategies for Improving Soil Health: Garden, Farm, or Homestead

Growers have 4 key strategies for improving soil health in the garden, on the farm or at their homestead. Old-school…

6 years ago

Why Female Farmers are a Big Deal

Female farmers are a big deal these days─and I'm not just saying that because I am one. Women in agriculture…

7 years ago

Farming as a Way Forward for Maine’s Economically Depressed Regions

Not too long ago I attended a town meeting in Madison in which I told selectmen that I see farming…

7 years ago

Garden Cover-Cropping at Runamuk

Last week was all about cover-cropping the garden here at Runamuk. The chickens had completed their work and I had…

7 years ago

Making the most of it as a land-less farmer

One of the great things about beekeeping is that I can do it from anywhere. Everyone wants beehives on their…

8 years ago

5 Reasons To Raise Chickens

Chickens are often the first livestock to be added to a homestead and have been laughingly referred to as the…

9 years ago

How to Build a Temporary Chicken Coop for a Maine Winter

Housing for the chickens was a big concern during Runamuk's Great Farm Move. It had taken a full year to…

9 years ago

2016 Year-End Review

A full rotation of the Earth around the sun has brought us once again to the end of the calendar…

9 years ago

Winter solstice & dawning realizations

As the Wheel of the Year turns the seasons and we move deeper into the darkest half of the year…

9 years ago