local farms

Opening day at market

Sunday was the first market of the season for our local Madison Farmers' Market--Runamuk was there with 4 other vendors,…

12 years ago

Why support native bees on your farm?

Until recently, native and feral bee populations met all of a farmers' pollination needs.  Farms were smaller, and closer to…

12 years ago

Join the Runamuk team and help create something amazing!

We're gearing up to get underway here at Runamuk, we've got animals lined up to come to the farm (you…

12 years ago

Challenges new farmers face

"Determination gives you the resolve to keep going in spite of the roadblocks that lay before you."  --Denis Waitley. Farmers…

12 years ago

Establishing a New Farm: Where to Start & How to Prioritize

These days nothing is more enticing than the concept of living a life sustained by the land and nature.  Folks…

12 years ago

Runamuk is finally going home!

There were times when the obstacles seemed insurmountable, times when I all but despaired of ever reaching my goal--when the…

12 years ago

Kirk Webster at MSBA

I'd never heard of Kirk Webster until earlier this summer when I was talking shop with a friend, who is…

12 years ago

Penance

It was painful to visit the farm after we were forced to move into town. And easier to avoid it,…

12 years ago

Family Farm Day with the Madison Farmers’ Market

I've been hard at work on this, and it's taken a bit of finagling since it's all happening rather last…

12 years ago

If you build it, they will come

A new farmers' market has been proposed in my local community, and I have stepped up to take on organization…

12 years ago