There is an intense joy in realizing the fruit of your labor. Whether it is solving a problem, fixing something, completing a project,...

The work on a farm never ceases. On the long days, or days when things break and it’s especially tough, my wife looks at me and says,...

Water. Food. Shelter. Protection. When we started developing our pasture-based sustainable farm, these were the first basic necessities...

By far the worst part of having a farm with animals is dealing with inevitable death. It’s something that still hits me and brings me to...

Why do I wake up before dawn, grab my boots, tripod and camera to run outside on a vacation day? The sun rises and sets every day, but...

Meet Maureen. Maureen is the reason we have cows at all. I was not a fan of getting cows, not even a heritage breed. They weigh over half...

During our trip West recently, we drove 4500 miles through some absolutely beautiful pastureland in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,...

“The Photo That Almost Killed Me” I absolutely love to watch storms roll in, the richness of color, power and glory- especially with the...

Like many today, we are “skipped-generation” farmers, ranchers, homesteaders...whatever we are called. We have no direct inherited...

One reason my dad liked his farm in central Indiana is because land is permanent, stable, immovable. I’m reminded in contrast how...

Being thankful drives a mindset change. It’s hard to be angry and thankful at the same time. When lockdowns, shortages, fear, panic and...

As we have been attending to so many births this spring, an image keeps coming to mind of the compassion that God has for us. God says to...

This evening, our kids were in a full out fight. Yep, it happens. It’s part of growing up and learning. And then, one of them comes in...

WELCOME to our little plot of Earth, Hoshiana Hill Farm, beautiful and alive! For those who understand farming at all, alive is nothing...