A Lesson in Cow Watching

Animals, Farming, home page slider, Musings, Raw Milk

Here is a picture of a cow, beautiful, healthy, and perfect in every way. To the trained eye of a cow watcher, this is a cow with a secret.  Her posture is saying, “There’s nothing here to see, just me in Narnia, minding my own business,” but I’ve seen that look too...

Reaping the Rewards of Quiet

Musings, Simple Living

I must admit that no matter how hard I try to obey my children and stay in bed until 5:30 am, every once in a while I just can’t take the waiting and quietly tip toe out into the dark, still house already anticipating the coming hours.  It’s absolutely, hands down, my...

Seeing Through the Eyes of Beauty

Musings, Thoughts and Reflections

Every now and again I hear a sentence that makes me shudder, in a good way.  Like when I read “He is the breath inside the breath” and had to put my book down while I caught my breath.  My soul loves that kind of talk.  I feel as though a layer of something...

Spring Comes to River Cottage Farm

Farm News, Homesteading, Musings, Sustainable Farming

After a crazy week of getting for ready a very early spring I sat down and made a mental list of things accomplished during the past week and it was stunning, even to me! Here is a look at the to-do list for last week at River Cottage Farm. Sheep to be sheared set up...

Finding Joy in Simple Living

Musings, Simple Living

Our culture lends itself to busyness, and often even those of us who are drawn to local sustainable agriculture and natural, organic foods and products can find ourselves rushing through things and hurrying more than we’d like. In the midst of all the important...