beginning farmers

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

Acorns on a tin roof

A gust of wind through the towering oak trees above sends down a smattering of acorns, cracking on the tin…

9 years ago

The great farm move

Well we made it. Runamuk has arrived at Paul's place in Norridgewock. These beginning farmers are now "trailersteading". The official address…

10 years ago

Butchering Meat Rabbits

**WARNING** This article discusses the slaughtering and butchering of livestock. The images below may not be appropriate for all audiences. On…

10 years ago

Gaining perspective

Murphy and I, along with a good friend of mine, climbed Pleasant Pond Mountain in Caratunk on Friday, reconnecting with another passion…

10 years ago

Farm vs Lifestyle

I'm not perfect. Nobody is. I have flaws and weaknesses─many flaws and many weaknesses, lol. This post is about 2…

10 years ago

Even more bees!

I got the call last week from the local beekeeper I'd ordered nucs with; they were ready. I was at…

10 years ago

Market season underway

It was cool and overcast Sunday as the Madison Farmers' Market came together at the Main Street Park in Madison.…

10 years ago