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Happy Fourth of July
On October 7th, 1780, the American militia, led by 1100 Overmountain Men from what is today Tennessee, cornered the British at King’s Mountain, South Carolina. In the decisive battle that followed...
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A Little Break
Good morning, I will be taking a break from farm posts over the next month, returning in October. The backlog of farm-to-do tasks waits for no man. And this man needs to be busy. We are, however,...
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An Offally Good Lamb Pâté
Friday morning was devoted to slaughtering an eleven-month-old ram lamb. And this morning we butchered it into a myriad of tasty cuts, reserving one leg to cure in the Norwegian fashion of a Fenalår....
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Farm Cooking
Among these crowded shelves where I sit are more than 100 cookbooks and books on food history. They are shelved immediately behind my writing desk for quick reference and inspiration when the spirit...
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Building on the Heights
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.”—Edward Abbey The lambing barn prior to the start of the season. It shouldn’t be a surprise, this mania for growth and building, and...
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