My gardens at the Dirt Farm are permanent raised beds. I don't have any fancy boxes just mounds of dirt with walkways between. On top of...

This past Sunday transported me back in time to the days before machinery, automobiles and high density living. For some reason, the...

I've loved hot peppers all my life, but especially since 5th grade, when interest in boys began to surface. One summer night I was with...

Someone asked my recently why I call my farm the "Dirt Farm." Well, that's got me mind-wandering down a long road of insights. My farm is...

In my former life as a teacher, this was always the time of year I'd be heading back to the classroom leaving garden maintenance for...

We got away from the farm for a couple of days to play tourists. As lovely as it was to enjoy a glass of wine from the hotel deck chairs...

The farm is full of busy spiders this time of year. I always think of late summer and early fall as "Spider Season" as these eight-legged...

The sunflower fields are blooming all around the Midwest! It's time to make a farm visit to share in the cheerful explosion of color! Not...

Mr. Combine came out of the shed to get washed for the rye harvest, and our new little duckies had a hay day! These little waddlers...

Our constant companion, lover of all people, the sweetest three-legged farm dog ever will no longer accompany us when we work, celebrate...

It's tourist season. Many folks are out and about on summer vacations driving past roadside signs that offer some sort of attraction, fun...

The Driftless Dirt Farm photo by Bob Wiesner Glamorous idea - move to the idyllic country where life is peaceful, fresh food abundant and...

Recently, I realized my own biases about what constitutes farming. As a point of reference, and likely surprising to some, I absolutely...

Our best hunter, hunkered down under the chicken trailer coop eying the new chickies was wondering if they might be as delicious as they...

Wow! These last few days I have had the delirious pleasure of participating in the Roaring 20s Post Vaccination Fun Frenzy that I am sure...

All the BIG machinery (discs, duals and planters) is off behind the buildings now, so the driveway is clear for farm store parking! Folks...

This week I had a few days between VRBO guests staying at the Dirt Farm and decided to enjoy the space a bit before the summer tourist...

"Wonder if they have any hay?" These are the words of a seasoned farmer as we drive back roads checking to see if we can "row the corn."...

What feels like a few short weeks ago, Isabel Subtil visited with her video camera in tow interested in our maple syruping project. Her...

What's the most useful tool on the farm? In this day and age, most of us don't spend too much time with a hoe as useful as they are....