With a trio of kid goats around, all the mad craziness of the world falls away, there’s nothing to do but focus on the present moment. The kids ground us no matter what’s going on, they remind us of the most important principles. Here are a few, that help to create the foundation of a resilient life. […]
an introduction
by way of an introduction, we’ve made a little film to tell you about this series chronicling slow, small steps towards living regeneratively. It isn’t just living with greater resilience in this ecologically, economically uncertain era that we’re concerned with, but redesigning what work looks like, what earning a living looks like. To step back […]
everyday resilience
We’ve made a new film. It’s a little bit different, this one is in support of an article written by our Lael, in the upcoming issue of Permaculture Magazine. She’s not yet twenty, homeschooled all her life, and she’s full of ideas. I’m not quite sure what we were expecting, all those years ago when […]
deep litter
Deep litter is a traditional method we use for keeping chickens, ducks and geese in a healthy, living system. See their homes on the little farm, find out how we practice this method and hear why we think it functions so well to create a regenerative, living cycle that yields fresh eggs, nitrogen rich compost […]
the resilient pantry
Panic-buying on the one hand and rationing on the other only multiply a crisis. Yet there’s a practical solution that meets a primal need in one classic, simple pattern. Yes. The pantry. The ills of a pandemic are exacerbated by overbuying and by repeatedly returning for trickles of supplies, causing multiple exposures. Like takeout deliveries […]
life with chickens
Picture, if you will, the things we hold dear in this world, only on a slightly different trajectory. Picture them well-supported by a principle of following natural patterns, of meeting needs the way nature does. Take, for example, keeping chickens. We like to keep a flock in our garden. Now, they require shelter, safe from […]