Preparing for spring

Our family has been enjoying all the snow sports that winter brings and having a grand time skiing at our local hill – Sitzmark.  The two boys are quite the skiers and are due to race this next weekend.  This will be our 4 year old’s first race ever.  While we have set aside the time [...]

Next step

After the initial application process is completed – basically it is simply your intent to enter the program.  Then the next step is to determine which program would work best for your particular situation and to evaluate the scope of work.  This process involves an on site visit from one of the NRCS personnel.  Our plans [...]

Hay!

Late summer and the heat is here with a vengeance!  Temperatures down in the valley are reaching 109 and here on the ranch it is a throbbing 93 in the shade.  The saving grace is the constant light breeze and theoh so pleasant lake just down the road.  After a long hot day working on the [...]

Skateboarding Farmer

My husband isn’t what one would call a stereotypical farmer.  In fact he despises any stereotype so much, he goes out of his way to not fit in.  Repeat any of the popular buzz words to him and you can see his spine visibly stiffen….  them’s fight’n words. He really hates it when I talk [...]

Sustainable Farming

Why are there so many buzz words related to farming these days.  When I was growing up the farmer was the slack jawed, overall wearing, grass chewing good ole boy that no one wanted to date.  Today, the farmer has stepped into the spot light.  We are no more reliant on the farmer for our [...]