A Work Weekend
“Are things slowing down a bit now that it’s getting colder?” someone recently asked me. The short answer is no. The long answer is...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Jul 30, 2022
- 3 min
Outcasts
Late July is a great time to buy certain plants – like Shasta Daisies, Coneflowers, and Black Eyed Susans. This is because they cost...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Jul 19, 2022
- 4 min
The Inflection Point
Back when I was a minister, congregants would often make book recommendations. I came to sense that there was an ulterior motive to...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Jun 23, 2022
- 5 min
Efficiency
We were spending way too much time and effort on morning chores. It was on account of the livestock. First we had to haul five gallon...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Jun 8, 2022
- 5 min
Stuck in the Mud
In the spring and summer months, it tends to get really overgrown around here. It’s no small effort to keep things mowed down. It...
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Rebecca Clancy
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
In Defense of Dandelions
Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish your friends from your enemies. Take Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate author Eli Wiesel. He...
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Rebecca Clancy
- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Woodstove (Part 2 of 2)
The real take away from the wood stove is that it represents one more step in the direction of self-reliance. We can produce our own...
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Rebecca Clancy
- May 8, 2022
- 3 min
The Wood Stove (Part 1 of 2)
Natural gas is an unknown commodity around here. Consequently, most farmhouses are heated with propane gas. Propane gas might be...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 28, 2022
- 2 min
The Raccoon (Part 3 of 3)
But forget the great minds for a moment. Consider your own experience. Here’s an episode from mine. One of the goats was limping. I...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Raccoon (Part 2 of 3)
Our goal regarding wild critters on the farm is coexistence. Wild critters have roles to play in the food chain, after all. Opossums...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 23, 2022
- 3 min
The Racoon (Part 1 of 3)
Never a dull moment on a farm! There is a reason this old chestnut is still in play. It’s because it’s true. Case in point – We cut a...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 23, 2022
- 4 min
The Ag Field (Part 4 of 4)
The swales (that is to say, the heavy lifting) were complete. We had finally come to the “fun part.” The “fun part” is the reward for...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Ag Field (Part 3 of 4)
BigDaddy was nearly whipped into shape. The ditch was covered with clover and hairy vetch seed. The trees and shrubs were planted on...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 14, 2022
- 2 min
The Ag Field (Part 2 of 4)
Was it even a swale? Or was it a hellhole? Surveying it with the team, I went to that form of denial known as wishful thinking. “It...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Ag Field (Part 1 of 4)
Our main Ag Field has what every permaculture farmer covets: a gentle, south facing slope (about which more later). It was the perfect...
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Rebecca Clancy
- Apr 10, 2022
- 3 min
Acquiring Land
If you google something along the order of, “acquiring land for permaculture,” predictable sites pop up. “Ten things to look for when...
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Becca Clancy
- Apr 6, 2022
- 2 min
Why Did I Do It?
Why? Why would I do such a thing? It is not as though I were living a life of quiet desperation. I was settled safely and comfortably in...
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