“The oldest task in human history is to live
on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
- Aldo Leopold
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87 ~ Guest column! In rural praise
Matt Geiger is one of my favorite writers in Wisconsin, or anywhere…
86 ~ Does Daylight Saving Time short-change our kids?
Here we are again: the annual commencement of the institutionalized oppression of morning people, better known as Daylight Saving Time…
85 ~ Some March public service announcements
I’m happy to report that as the remnants of snow recede, the maple trees continue to respond…
83 ~ Homer with Jay: a gift for you
Dear readers, Jay Leeming is a sublime, gifted poet, and absolutely brilliant storyteller, from Ithaca, NY…
82 ~ Mediterranean diet, Part 2 (and wolves and eggs)
After writing my last post on the Mediterranean diet, I noted that Wisconsin’s own foraging guru, Sam Thayer will give a related talk next weekend…
81 ~ Mediterranean, schmediterranean?
Brrrrr. It was -18F (-28C) at the farmhouse this morning - the kind of morning when one’s thoughts might turn to sunny Mediterranean beaches. I’ve had the Mediterranean on my mind recently, but for other reasons…
80 ~ Tracking maple syrup through the kimchi garden of delights (and you can join!)
Tapping in to tell you about some talks and classes I’ll be giving in 2023…
79 ~ Fresh food from the snow
With a blizzard bearing down, late this afternoon I thought it best to take advantage of the last patch of sunlight and comparative wamth we’ll have for a while, and collect some food…
77 ~ Deer camp dining
Welcome to the Wisconsin gun deer hunting season. I have a tradition of hosting ‘deer camp’ here at the farmhouse – a hunting friend or two to sleeps over on opening weekend, and together we share some time in the woods and, at least as important, some good food…
76 ~ Children of the corn
I’m partial to not only eating local, but also planting local. I find a sense of connection, of lineage and fidelity to place, that comes with cultivating crops native to the Americas…