Farming

The next hurdle…finding funding

Well we've got the land, we've got our ideas and plans and goals, now all we need is the money…

13 years ago

Resources for beginning farmers at the Maine Agricultural Trade Show

We came home from the Civic Center in Augusta filled with hopeful optimism that lingers with us even now, after…

13 years ago

Designing a sustainable future with permaculture principles

When the idea of Runamuk first began to form in my mind, I envisioned a future for my family that…

13 years ago

Gift of a lifetime

On December 21, 2012--the day of the Winter Solstice, I received the gift of a lifetime. After the flurry of…

13 years ago

Boundary marking ritual

The day came at last when Keith and I could go out to the old Burns farm to mark out…

13 years ago

A long road

I went out to "Ye Olde Burns Farm" on Sunday to get these photos to share with you.  Even after…

13 years ago

Runamuk at the Farm Service Agency

Now that we have the agreement of Keith's parents to have a portion of the family's acreage signed over to…

13 years ago

A Home for Runamuk

I am ecstatic--I am ridiculously exuberant and utterly over-joyed.  We have a home for Runamuk--a place where we will be…

13 years ago

Good news for next years’ honey

This has been an exciting year for the Runamuk apiary, we were able to expand from two to six hives…

13 years ago

What really demonizes Monsanto

It was brought to my attention recently that Monsanto is not bad--it's just a corporation looking to make money.  At…

14 years ago