Michael Pollan’s latest book, "Food Rules"

Book Reviews, Eat Local

If you have 30 minutes to spare and a passing interest in natural foods you might enjoy Michael Pollan’s latest book, Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual. This is probably the shortest book you’ve read since you were a first grader, but it does have...

The Fragrance of God

Book Reviews, Organic Gardening, Seasonal Living

  People recommend books to me on a daily basis as I am known as some what of a book buff. And as an avid collector of books I check into almost all recommendation, never wanting to let one good book escape my library. Every once in awhile though, someone...

The Knitting Circle

Events

As beautiful as this painting is, knitting alone can be, well, lonely. I have been privileged to be a small part of a wonderful knitting/spinning/felting group in Indiana and I truly miss the camaraderie, the friendships, tutoring and the accountability. In an attempt...

Spring is Coming and so are the Lambs

Animals, Farm News

This past week, in temperatures in the teens, we had several new arrivals to The Farm. Our Katahdin ewes have begun to lamb. Katahdin sheep are best know for their mild flavored, delectable meat and we can certainly attest to that attribution. One characteristic that...

Cow Sharing Opportunity

Raw Milk

At Windy Acres Farm our standards are high, very high. When we bring a dairy cow into our cowsharing program she must have been raised organically for her entire life and been 100% grass fed since birth. Obviously these standards make it very difficult to increase our...

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...