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Stories from the Farm
From Looking for Land to HoofnHorn
If you read part one, you know I tried to build an online Highland cattle marketplace years ago, and eventually...
Temporary Doesn’t Mean Disposable, What If Christians Have Stewardship Backwards?
I grew up hearing a lot about the end times. This world is temporary. Jesus is coming back. But lately I've been wondering whether Christians sometimes took that belief and drew the wrong conclusion from it. Maybe believing our time here is temporary should make us more concerned with how we care for what God placed in our hands, not less.
How Much Farmland Are We Willing to Trade for Progress?
Technology has given small farms like mine new ways to survive, but it also requires land, power and infrastructure. As development reaches farther into rural America, how do we make room for progress without losing the farmland we still need?
Some Things Are Worth More Than Money
Mountain land has always been valuable to somebody. After watching how quickly Western North Carolina has changed, I’ve started thinking differently about what it means to own a piece of it, what we trade away for money, and what we have a responsibility to leave behind.
What I Saw in America’s Heartland
I just got home from a trip through Nebraska and South Dakota, where I saw firsthand what some American farmers and ranchers are facing. Drought, wildfires, struggling crops and disappearing pasture are taking their toll on the people we depend on to feed us. American agriculture needs our support, and I think we need to start paying attention before we lose more than we realize.