John Deere Dilly Beans - What Summer Means to a Wisconsin Farmer I love the questions we hear from the tourists. "What's growing in that...

I'm making a prediction here. I suspect that subsistence living, where we work mostly for ourselves to provide basic needs like shelter...

In Europe agritourism experiences can be found when you venture off the beaten path. You can help pick olives or oranges, stay in a shed...

July Storms Wisconsin Farm People are curious about what farmers do for fun. They are also considerate to ask about personal time when...

Unless you have some sort of groovy car that turns into a refrigerator when you stop at all your favorite summer hangouts, I'd suggest...

You want a farm visit? Here are some ideas. This weekend (June 20-22, 2025) is a great chance to be outstanding in a field! Come for the...

To all of you art crawlers out there you know that one of the most fascinating things to do is to step into an artist's studio for a...

Whenever someone starts rearranging the furniture, it's likely they feel irritated or unsettled; feng shui is out of alignment. The...

When the harmony of the farm is out of whack, things feel hard, dissonant or unnerving. Playing with AI - Generated Image When a gorgeous...

I've been thinking a lot lately about what we all have in common. What is it about our culture, our place in Western Wisconsin and our...

Not my Mayme. A photo borrowed from Wix. Whose Mayme is she, I wonder? Let me tell you about Mayme. She was an elder in my life who...

"You gotta cow out!" is an expression that comes excitedly from the speaker yet doesn't get much of a ruffle from the farmer. They always...

Tapping maple trees, collecting sap and cooking it down is magical in communities where these resources are available. What a natural...

You may recall that our Sugar Shack went up in flames last year . Fortunately, nothing else was damaged in the fire and nobody was hurt....

The quick of it: 1) Diversify your income 2) Downsize if you have to 3) Pay down debt 4) Be frugal The other day, when I saw William pull...

Sweet William got all the 2024 harvested sunflower seeds cleaned and the very big job of squishing the oil out of them DONE! The last...

It's been a couple of years now since circumstances led me to sell cookies. Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected...

Greetings in the New Year! William and I got away for a little sun and warm and now we're back in FULL FORM (despite picking up a nasty...

Here is a collection of Still Life images that reflect the inspiring landscape where I am planted.

Carrot Cake, of course! But, since I've been self-nominated as Queen of the Cookie Coop, I figured I'd tempt you all with a Carrot Cake...