Fishing is only one aspect of annual guys-only camping trip
It’s guys only this week, an annual, time-honored opportunity to be free of time restraints, job demands and other every-day responsibilities. A time to...
The best and worst of summer, through plants
The best of summer comes from the garden or a roadside produce stand; the worst lurks in our backyards. My favorite summer garden foods...
Summer grazing is in full swing (but it’s not too early to think winter)
Wow, have you been watching the grass grow?
Once we got some rain and a few warmer days, it seems that the forage plants began...
Let’s get serious about conservation
There is not one person on this earth who does not need our soil and our water in order to survive.
Barns can be perfect setting for love
The old barns that have stood the test of time seem perfectly placed on the farm, with much thought given before even a single...
Please tell me you remember, right??
If you thought the farm bill fight was bad, you’re gonna hate the coming battle over the reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
A trip to Lake Temagami is a trip back in time
TEMAGAMI, Ontario — Sometimes time flies, and others it seems to pass itself by. This annual trip to picturesque Lake Temagami is much like...
Outdoorsy versus indoorsy
Once again we packed up Boywonder and sent him off to camp for the week. By “we” I mean “he,” of course. I haven’t...
Copperhead or milk snake or rat snake?
Last week my wife informed me she had seen the first big black rat snake of the year stretched across the road in front...
A House divided: Farm bill is fall guy
Political or dysfunctional. Take your pick for describing the U.S. House of Representatives’ actions when the farm bill came up for a vote on the floor.
