Morning friends,The holidays are fast approaching. Our pastured turkey is dry brining in the fridge. Sourdough sits on our counter, looking forward to its date with the oven in the morning. We are sure you are also busy we your holiday preparatio...

It's a question often asked - as more and more real food and health products businesses get bought up or sell out and suddenly aren't so real or healthy anymore, or otherwise as they grow fall below their original standards and mission, can you build...

A family we are friends with have decided to get out of farming just a week or so ago. They just couldn't make it work anymore. Who can? It's a good question. Can farms make it anymore, especially farms that aren't subsidized by public or private m...

The USDA is back to its usual antics... a common theme among local and regional butchers processors we know and use ourselves - including Joel's shop - is that the USDA loves to spend its time and resources harassing small butcher shops. For years,...

There's a lot going on in food and farming right now. A ban on cattle imports from Mexico because of the screw worm outbreak.Some artificial and synesthetic dyes being removed from the US food supply.A new possible surgeon general whose family openly...

Huge food freedom bill in Indiana passed their house 90-1 in favor.Awesome egg and poultry bills in Kentucky moving along. All across the nation folks are pushing to restore farm and food freedom... and winning. So, we have been pretty busy behind t...

There are many dangers in life. Quicksand. Banana peels. Four year olds hitting computer keys when dad is trying to write and send an email before they go on a walk. So here it is again - with the right title - courtesy of my four year old. ********...

Lots of folks over the past decade have found themselves in new places and parts of the country. Some are calling it the "great sort," as folks search for more likeminded places and more opportunity to build life and community. Jim Gale is one of th...

I was on the phone today with Steven Renafro, one of the founders of Masa/Ancient Crunch. They are the first truly seed oil free, pastured tallow based organic chip makers in the nation. We were catching up about all sorts of things - RFK's confirm...

Eggs are all over the news. Every time I ride in the car and turn on the radio seems someone is talking about their eggtrxa cost they see almost week after week at the store. In all I have read and seen, though, there are two things no one mentions....