“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”—Genesis 8:22 There’s a rhythm to the land. The seasons turn, the soil rests, the crops grow, and the harvest comes. It’s been this way since the beginning, and no matter how much the worldContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: The Promise of the Seasons”
Author Archives: Traci Houston
If You Give a Homesteader a Glass Jar
If you give a homesteader a glass jar, they’re going to want to fill it with something. Once they start filling it, they’ll realize they could use a few more jars. Gathering more jars will remind them that they should start a batch of preserves. Starting preserves will make them wish they had some freshContinue reading “If You Give a Homesteader a Glass Jar”
Rodeos: Keeping Cowboy Traditions Alive
The 4th of July is not only a celebration of American independence; it’s also a time when communities across the country come together to embrace a cornerstone of American heritage—rodeo. From dusty arenas to packed grandstands, rodeos keep the rich cowboy traditions alive, showcasing the grit, skill, and spirit of the American West. But rodeosContinue reading “Rodeos: Keeping Cowboy Traditions Alive”
Farm Table Talk: Why We Don’t Set Sales Targets
In a typical business model, the game is all about growth for growth’s sake. Sell a thousand units per month. Expand to three new markets by 2028. Hit revenue targets, drive sales, push, grasp, repeat. But that’s not how we run things. We don’t set sales targets. We don’t chase numbers. We don’t build artificialContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: Why We Don’t Set Sales Targets”
Functional Medicine: A Personalized Approach to Health
Functional medicine is a holistic, patient-centered approach to healthcare that focuses on identifying and addressing the root causes of disease rather than just treating symptoms. It integrates genetics, lifestyle, environment, and nutrition to create personalized treatment plans that support long-term health. Unlike conventional medicine, which often focuses on symptom management, functional medicine takes a systemsContinue reading “Functional Medicine: A Personalized Approach to Health”
Farm Table Talk: We Don’t Need to Scale Regenerative Ag—We Need to Replicate It
At some point, people decided that feeding the world could only happen through scaling industrial agriculture—massive monoculture farms, synthetic inputs, factory-style efficiency. And when regenerative farmers like Joel Salatin, Gabe Brown, and Will Harris prove there’s another way, they get slapped with labels like “starvation advocate” because their methods supposedly can’t be scaled like conventionalContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: We Don’t Need to Scale Regenerative Ag—We Need to Replicate It”
Reclaiming the Plate: Solutions for Fixing “Poor Folk Food”
For generations, poor folk food meant survival—not just in the sense of calories but in resilience, knowledge, and resourcefulness. It was the food people grew, preserved, traded, and cooked with intention. Today, poor folk food has been stripped of its dignity and turned into highly processed, corporate-controlled pseudo-nourishment—cheap enough to fill a belly but engineeredContinue reading “Reclaiming the Plate: Solutions for Fixing “Poor Folk Food””
Farm Table Talk: The Harvest Won’t Wait
“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.’”—Matthew 9:37-38 The harvest is ready. The fields are full, the food is waiting, and the opportunity is right in front of us. But without handsContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: The Harvest Won’t Wait”
Farm Table Talk: Regenerative Agriculture Should Be in Every Classroom
For all the talk about education preparing the next generation, one glaring omission remains: where does food come from, and how do we care for the land that sustains us? Kids grow up learning math, history, and science, but regenerative agriculture? Indigenous land stewardship? Nothing. And yet, those two things are arguably more important thanContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: Regenerative Agriculture Should Be in Every Classroom”
Frizzled Feathers: The Genetics Behind the Curly Plumage in Chickens
Love them or hate them, frizzle chickens are one of the most visually distinctive birds in poultry breeding. With their curled, windswept feathers, they look like someone cranked up the humidity and forgot to bring a brush. But behind that quirky appearance is a straightforward genetic mechanism that makes frizzles both easy to breed andContinue reading “Frizzled Feathers: The Genetics Behind the Curly Plumage in Chickens”
