Rural people are self-sufficient. They keep to themselves. They don’t have block parties, because they don’t live on blocks. They are patriotic and fiercely respect everyone’s right to freedom and privacy. They don’t care what you do, so long as…
On the Farm – Wayward Pigs
Pigs are nature’s atomic weapons. They eat everything in sight, and can turn a lush green lawn into a post-apocalyptic wasteland in a matter of hours. You will never hear the call for “free-range” pigs. Pigs need to be penned. …
Fun with Peppers – Pickled Christmas Pepper Rings
I’m An Avid Backyard Vegetable Gardener I channel my Italian grandpap Pete, who had a half-acre garden and could grow anything; however my scope is not nearly as ambitious. I plant four 8×4 raised bed boxes, about 40 feet of…
On the Farm – Box Turtles
When I was a kid, we always had a turtle. Eastern box turtles were plentiful then if you knew where to look. They could be found crossing roads in the woods, or crossing a field you were in the process…
On the Farm – Oil Heat
One of the pains of living in the sticks is the relatively inaccessibility of utilities. You city dweller take for granted things like running water, natural gas, and cable. Live far enough off the beaten path and these things are…
On the Farm – Bunnies
When you think of bunnies, you think of soft fluffy little critters with cute little noses moving up and down, floppy ears, and a sweet disposition. In real life, rabbits are far from sweet. Go back and watch The Holy…
On the Farm – The Homestead
So we bought the farm. One of the best things about the place was the ability to get away. You could walk into the upper fields and not see a single sign of anybody else anywhere. I use this as…
On the Farm – Free-range Chickens
I like chicken, but I hate eggs. Not sure why that is, except I remember getting stomach viruses as a kid and always tasting rotten eggs as I was in distress. I also hate ketchup. In this case, I do…
On the Farm – Guns
For the most part, farmers aren’t Second Amendment nuts. To a farmer, a gun is a tool like any other. If you have rats in the feed shed and the cats can’t keep up, a .22 rifle becomes a handy…
Pigs and Twinkies – On the Farm
Pigs and Twinkies I am an avid vegetable gardener. I refuse to grow anything I don’t like to eat, though. I put in about 25 tomato plants, 20 pepper plants, a half-dozen assorted squash, a boat-load of green beans, some…