Category Archives: Theory

First harvest

Posted on August 16, 2011 by jim

Wow, the last few weeks have been pretty hectic. I’d always heard that late summer was busy for farmers, and it seems to be true. Besides the obvious situation of all the plants going into overdrive all at once (including … Continue reading →

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The surprising FUN! plan that works

Posted on February 12, 2011 by jim

One of the hardest challenges for beginning farmers is financial. No one really wants to lend them money. However, with most of the country’s farmers over the age of 60, there is a growing need to get more people into … Continue reading →

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Investing, Pacific Northwest style

Posted on February 4, 2011 by jim

I just got this interesting article from a friend. It addresses one of the big problems in modern-day, non-industrial agriculture: financing. Most traditional lending institutions aren’t interested in small agribusinesses. As a result, people like us have to be creative … Continue reading →

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I guess that was timely

Posted on January 10, 2011 by jim

The last post talked a bit about food security and health, two topics that continue to interest us. It keeps coming up in our day-to-day lives; Emily just read in a magazine that 49 million people in the US suffer … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year

Posted on January 9, 2011 by jim

Here we are in the first week of the new year… a year that is a very big one for us. Settle in, this is going to be a long post. This year, Emily and I are farming. We came … Continue reading →

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