I’ve been attending church lately. It’s new for me. I haven’t decided if I’ll get baptized. I’ve got a lot of questions, a lot of history, and a lot of hesitation when it comes to organized religion. But I’m showing up. I’m listening. I’m learning. And I’m also pushing back. Because recently, in a conversationContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: I’m Not Lying Down for the End of Days”
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Farm Table Talk: The Weeds You Ignore Will Win
There’s a six-foot-tall bull thistle growing just outside my bedroom window. Regal in its posture, spiny in its presence. My mother hates it. She’s said so more than once, with the kind of conviction that makes you wonder if she’s talking about the thistle or something deeper. I asked her recently what about it botheredContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: The Weeds You Ignore Will Win”
Farm Table Talk: Burnout Is a Season Too
Let’s be honest—this isn’t the article we wanted to write. We’d rather be talking about a bumper harvest or some wild new rabbit genetics or a witty anecdote from duck wrangling. But right now? Those stories feel like they belong to someone else. This story—the one we’re living—is about burnout. The kind that sneaks inContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: Burnout Is a Season Too”
Farm Table Talk: Reducing Our Dependence on Oil
Welcome back to Farm Table Talk! Grab your favorite mug and let’s dive into a topic that’s crucial for our future: reducing our dependence on oil. Joel Salatin has a lot to say about this, and I find myself agreeing with many of his points. Salatin believes that one of the most effective ways toContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: Reducing Our Dependence on Oil”
Farm Table Talk: Environmental Sustainability and Meat Eating
Welcome back to another spirited session of Farm Table Talk! Pull up a chair, grab your favorite mug (mine’s filled with cappuccino, of course), and let’s dive into one of the most hotly debated topics in agriculture today: meat eating and its impact on environmental sustainability. It’s no secret that meat consumption has come underContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: Environmental Sustainability and Meat Eating”
Farm Table Talk: The Disconnect Between Consumers and Food Production
Welcome back, folks! Time to grab your mug of choice and settle in for another lively discussion. Today, we’re tackling a topic that seems to grow more urgent with every passing year: the disconnect between consumers and the origins of their food. Let’s start with a story that never fails to make me shake myContinue reading “Farm Table Talk: The Disconnect Between Consumers and Food Production”
