They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
It is ironic, but one of the biggest challenges on our farm has been water. We receive 41 inches of rainfall annually, yet water is one of the biggest limiting factors to our productivity, because most of that rain falls between September and May and correspond to cloudy weather, while the periods of greatest sunshine… Continue reading Cold Weather
I know on Monday I mentioned that we had had a little cold that ran through on Friday. Well, apparently, either it was not done running, or another one was waiting to pick up the baton. Monday we tried to get a day of work done on the Farm, but Seppi was not his usual,… Continue reading Spoke too Soon
The science is clear. A child under the age of, let's say 10, will learn far more from a stick than he or she ever will from the fanciest pants screen device ever invented. (This is only slightly hyperbole. Many studies do confirm the critical role that concrete manipulation of three dimensional objects in space… Continue reading What the farm is for: Learning to Drive a Wheelbarrow
No truck, no farm work, we can’t go Anywhere all day long. Thank God.
Homeschooling is a lot like farming. You never can tell how long it is going to take. The job that took 5 minutes last week might take 5 hours the next. The kids that did all their school perfectly without any need for input yesterday might not be able to manage 2+2 without asking for… Continue reading Odd Jobs
Little Farm in the Big City 