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Creating Silvopasture Out of Woodlands
When we open up thick stands of trees to create silvopasture, our goal is pretty simple: To remove enough tree canopy in order to let...
Suzanne Karreman
Apr 7, 20227 min read


Goodbye, our sweet friend
We will miss you, dear Acorn, and may we all live and die with as much courage, grace and love as you embodied You will be missed, our...
Suzanne Karreman
Jun 15, 20217 min read


Tough times ahead. Get to know your food.
It’s going to take some time to build relationships and develop skills. A seed takes longer to germinate than ordering take-out. It’s...
Suzanne Karreman
Feb 3, 20214 min read


Diet by addition: Healing, hope, breakfast by the fire
“There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the...
Suzanne Karreman
Jan 6, 20213 min read


This is for all the farming mamas — you got this
Vivian at about six months old while I’m holding a goat named Doodle. Most days weren’t this picturesque, but the time Vivian spent on my...
Suzanne Karreman
Dec 26, 20203 min read


When rainy days aren’t office days: A day in the life…
Blue rounding up the sheep to show them the barn. Not pictured: cold rain. Let me just start off by saying that getting to spend our days...
Suzanne Karreman
Dec 17, 20206 min read


First, do no harm.
First, do no harm. It’s the hippocratic oath, and it’s also the underling organizational principle of civil society. Fifteen years ago, I...
Suzanne Karreman
Jun 5, 20204 min read
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