Real Food Ideas for Real Families
We live in a consumeristic society! We have the technology to extract and produce. We have the desire to buy and buy and buy some more. We love new things (at least in the short-term), and we save our pennies for the next best product. We accumulate a lot of "STUFF." Whether this is driven from hopes of “things” bringing happiness, an emphasis on material status symbols, or because we no longer …
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Spring signifies new life, and on Red Rock Family Farm (I think this is the first reveal of our farm name) we have a vision -- an abundance of new life. It’s not Spring quite yet, but we are already starting to experience the inevitable cycles of both life and death. With the start of any new job, lifestyle, focus, or hobby, the learning – or the “ah ha” moments – bombard you right and …
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There is something about nature's wild creatures that always intrigues. Majestic, elusive, and one of our last indigenous connections. Wildlife is an important piece of our permaculture puzzle and our vision to support biodiversity here on the farm. In the few short months that we've been in Montana, we have realized that this property is already rich with creatures big and small. From elk …
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One of the very first tidbits learned in permaculture design is the importance of efficiency. Whether or not you live on a farm, this concept can be applied to your own life. How do you move through your space to get tasks done in a timely manner, utilize resources with minimal waste, and place elements for ease of access? This past week our family filled in to take care of the animals on a …
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This past week was all about taking a step back in time and emphasizing the basics of life. It was not fully intentional, but a couple of homeschooling projects, hiccups in machinery, and our first real food from the farm, led us to appreciate both "the simple way of life" AND some modern conveniences. When we first arrived on our new property we found a fallen Ponderosa Pine that the boys were …
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What makes a farmer a “farmer”? I’m not exactly sure, but I’m pretty sure that simply buying abandoned farmland does not. As Athletes to Farmers, we were ready to prove that we are more than just talk! For weeks since arriving in Montana, on our new 220+ acres of land, we’ve been busily unpacking, cleaning, settling in, exploring the property, thinking, dreaming, planning, and getting our …
Continue Reading about Pigs and Chickens: We are officially farmers now!
