Living Well

Simple Living

I don’t believe a day that goes by when I don’t hear about the need to “get well” or “eat well” or even to “marry well”. We are encouraged to “be well” and certainly to “stay well” but how many...

Seed Savers Exchange Seed at Windy Acres Farm Shop

Organic Gardening

I have had organic gardens in 5 different locations over a 17 year haul and other than keeping the garden organic, doing my part to keep heirloom varieties of seed available has been my biggest gardening goal. My first step, way back then, was to find a company that...

Farm Happenings – Winter

Farm News, Seasonal Living

“So things must be slowing down for you guys on the farm now that the winter has set in.”This is question asked of us almost every day and it made me realize that it is been some time since I wrote about our farm activities.As was written by Sir Albert...

Organic Cooking: Stew, French Style – Part 2

Recipes, Slow Food

This dish comes from the the Carmargue, French cowboy country, and is traditionally made with bull’s meat which is somewhat tough but extremely flavorful. In the US, we can only dream of the day when the palette of the people, even only a handful of people, will...