© 2011 Fritz Nordengren. All rights reserved.
If you are not familiar with New York Times bestselling author Mark Albion’s 3-minute animated movie Based on Mark’s book, More Than Money. “The Good Life” takes you to a chance meeting between an MBA and a fisherman on a … Continue reading
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I saw a bench with a similar design in Sunset magazine a few years ago and am finishing these up this week. Herbs will grow in one, and lettuces in the other. These sit and gain the morning and mid … Continue reading
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The big burn will be sometime in the next few weeks, depending on wind, rain, humidity and availability of the fire crew. Until then, I did a small ditch burn for practice to see how well, the fire line kept … Continue reading
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Updated3-11-11: I’m busy planning our growing schedule for 2011 and am taking early reservations for pasture raised, hormone and antibiotic free chicken, turkey, duck. A reservation lets me know how many birds to plan for and who is interested. An … Continue reading
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Life on a small farm can be reflective and beautiful. Each season provides a new canvas for natures art combined with a farmers influence. The end of winter can be trying as the final fits of snow and weather delays … Continue reading
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I started gathering ideas for a small cabin more than 10 years ago and about 5 years before I began building a cabin. During a 2003 trip to Norway, I visted a hand full of summer cottages and they influenced … Continue reading
(This is an expansion of a 2009 post ) It’s Super Bowl Sunday, so I understand if you don’t read this until later in the week. But it’s a great chance to make some examples of what a feeding a … Continue reading
In honor of the Ground Hog Day snowstorm sweeping the country, it seems like it’s time to reivive a slightly modified “Ole and Lena joke” Government surveyors came to Ole’s southern Iowa farm last spring and asked if they could … Continue reading
So my friend emailed me to ask if I was listening to Lynne Rossetto Kasper and The Splendid Table® this morning. I was not, but found the clip on line. Lynne is talking with a backyard chicken guru, Jenna Woginrich, … Continue reading
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As the temperatures dipped below zero this week, it was an ideal time to start planning something a little warmer for spring break: how about a good raging grass fire? About 60 acres of Two Mile Ranch is conservation habitat. … Continue reading
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When I stopped at the post office to pick up my mail, Dan the postmaster had a stack that was quick a bit thicker than the usual haul of offers, magazines, bills, and newsletters. The 2011 seed catalogs are here. … Continue reading
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