Einkorn, German for “one grain,” is an ancient wheat domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Compared to modern wheat strains, Einkorn and others ancient grains like Emmer, tend to have lower levels of gluten while still possessing high levels of protein, minerals and antioxidants. With Spring in the air and things moving forward on our bread oven, […]
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Feb
Feb
(Featured photo credit: Marcelo Graciolli) Right now I’m listening to NCPR on the radio. I have no TV and use the Internet mostly when I’m near a public WiFi spot in town, like my library. I used to be online and connected 24/7. I was hardwired in to what I thought I was supposed to […]
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Feb
Feb
Tons of snow in downstate New York and none up here in the Champlain Valley (aka the “banana belt”). Despite the crazy weather and lack of snow, this has allowed work to keep on progressing in the tiny house. A lot has changed since my last tiny house update. DIY slab wood shelves Even though […]
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Jan
Jan
Here in the Adirondacks, many businesses and people seem to close up shop in the Winter and the same goes for the garden. Well just because the temperatures are dipping doesn’t mean you can’t get a harvest of fresh veggies all year round. Elliot Coleman, in the “Year Round Harvest,” reminds us that growing heirloom […]
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Dec
Dec
Fund raising for our recent micro-loan campaign on Kiva Zip was nerve-racking and exciting at the same time. In comparison to the work we now have ahead of us, the fund raising now seems the easy part. In order to have enough “dough” to start paying back our Kiva Zip loan, we “knead” (sorry!) our […]
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Dec
Dec
Money… No matter how you feel about it, it is a necessary asset in bringing an old farm back to life. But when I received a call from Lauryn at Kiva Zip, I was exposed to the power of social finance and it’s exciting possibilities. Finding “dough” to build a bread oven Our first […]
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Nov
Nov
As I write this, I am brushing off bits of tiny house sawdust from my sweatshirt. The cluster flies have gone back to sleep now that the windows are no longer full of sunshine. It’s been a busy week here at the farm. Mother nature has blessed us with some damn fine warm weather. I […]
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Nov
Nov
My seasonal position at the Cornell Research Farm is now on it’s Winter break. Working there for the Summer was good and I’ll miss working with the guys there. The job will be available next May and I’m more than welcome to start back up next year. I did look for and apply to a […]