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Thinking About Community in a Cook Book
New Hope Mills
Planting Potatoes With a Little Girl
Digging Potatoes With A Little Girl
Defending The Amish
Defending The Amish, Part 2
Fusco’s Law, The Amish & Upstate New York in 2050
Followup on the Locke Amish
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Herrick Kimball
(a.k.a., The Deliberate Agrarian)
"If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road."
—C.S. Lewis

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About The Deliberate Agrarian.

I (Herrick KImball) have been blogging here about Faith, Family & Livin' The Good Life since 2005. Browse down this column and you will discover a rich resource of contra-industrial thought, down-to-earth inspiration & useful how-to information.

As of May 2013 I have ceased the regular once-a-month "blogazine" format and gone back to posting more often. Please sign up above to receive an e-mail notice when I post an essay to this blog.

CLICK HERE to view the archive of links to past Deliberate Agrarian monthly "blogazines."

Have You Seen My Whizbang Gardening Book?

Have You Seen My Whizbang Gardening Book?
Click the cover to learn more (and you can download a free sample chapter)

NEW…
This Book is a Must-Read for Those Who Want to Understand What Christian Agrarianism is...

NEW…<br>This Book is a Must-Read for Those Who Want to Understand What Christian Agrarianism is...
…Now available in Kindle format for only $2.99. Click the picture (and read the reviews)

My New York Times Op-Ed Article

My New York Times Op-Ed Article
The Jeffersonian Solution (click the man and read the article)

Join The Planet Whizbang 2014 Tomato Grow-Up Contest...

Join The Planet Whizbang 2014 Tomato Grow-Up Contest...
(click the lovely Juliets)

Strawberries From My Garden!

Strawberries From My Garden!
Grown the "E.P. Roe Way" (click the picture to learn more)

I Make Classic American Clothespins

I Make Classic American Clothespins
click the clothespin and learn all about them.

City Living?

City Living?
Some Thoughts on Christian-Agrarian Community (click the picture)

Delmar Ain't So Stupid...

Delmar Ain't So Stupid...
Click on Delmar and read why I think he's the smartest of the three characters in the "Oh Brother Where Art Thou" movie

Rural Americans: Cannon Fodder For The New World Order

Rural Americans: Cannon Fodder For The New World Order
Click on Sergeant York to read the story.

How To Get Through The Coming Hyperinflation

How To Get Through The Coming Hyperinflation
click the picture to read the 6-part series

This Man, Now Deceased, Predicted The Economic Decline of America Back in The 1950's.

This Man, Now Deceased, Predicted The Economic Decline of America Back in The 1950's.
Click the picture to read about Professor Walter Prescott Webb's Boom Hypothesis of Modern History, and where we are headed from here

Agrarian-Style Economic Self Defense...

Agrarian-Style Economic Self Defense...
I posted this to the internet in early 2008. It is still the most practical advice you'll get for dealing with the harsh economic realities that we face now and will face even more in the years ahead. (click the picture to read the essay)

How Free Men Become Slaves...

How Free Men Become Slaves...
A Contra-Industrial Parable From The Okefenokee Swamp (click the pigs)

Have You been to The Agrarian Foundation Article Archives?

Have You been to The Agrarian Foundation Article Archives?
It's a new web site I made. Clickk the picture and go...

Have You Been To Planet Whizbang?

Have You Been To Planet Whizbang?
It's my deliberate agrarian home business. Click the beet and check it out.

What Would an Agrarian Monetary System Look Like?

What Would an Agrarian Monetary System Look Like?
Well, for one thing, it would NOT be based on paper money. Click Andy Jackson for some details.

Thomas Jefferson's Warnings About Government Debt (Then and Now)

Thomas Jefferson's Warnings About Government Debt (Then and Now)
Read it and weep (click the president)

How Farmers Became Slaves To The Corporate Masters

How Farmers Became Slaves To The Corporate Masters
Click on the mostly forgotton 1937 book by Professor Walter Prescott Webb and learn the sad story
—:::—
"If a community, or a section, or a race, or an age, is groaning under industrialism, and well aware that it is an evil dispensation, it must find a way to throw it off. To think that this cannot be done is pusillanimous. And if the whole community, section, race, or age thinks it cannot be done, then... it has doomed itself to impotence."
—Twelve Southerners
—:::—

Learn About Whizbang Bucket Irrigation...

Learn About Whizbang Bucket Irrigation...
(click the trickle valve)

National Young Farmer's Coalition

National Young Farmer's Coalition
(click the logo)

Agrarian Nation

Agrarian Nation
Another of my online projects (click the picture)

Have You Seen The Planet Whizbang Wheel Hoe I Invented?

Have You Seen The Planet Whizbang Wheel Hoe I Invented?
Click The Picture For Details about the hoe and the inexpensive wheel hoe kits I sell

Why Food?

Why Food?
A Christian-Agrarian perspective (click the picture to read the essay)

I Invite You To Read My Online Gardening Essays

I Invite You To Read My Online Gardening Essays
Click on that beautiful handful of sifted compost.

Have You Seen Leo Sprauer's Handcrafted Hop Hoe?

Have You Seen Leo Sprauer's Handcrafted Hop Hoe?
Click the picture to learn more.

A Missive On The Prosperity-Driven Life

A Missive On The Prosperity-Driven Life
"The desire to be rich, to have an abundance of possessions and money, is the keystone of our modern, neo-Babylonian culture." (click the picture for my perspective)

Prosperity Gospel/ Prosperity Idolatry

Prosperity Gospel/ Prosperity Idolatry
Click the picture to hear John Piper's powerful 2.5 minute condemnation of the modern prosperity gospel

Have You Read Roe?

Have You Read Roe?
E.P. Roe, that is. Click on his picture to read some excerpts from this remarkable Christian-agrarian author of the 1800s.

Have You Been To My New Instructional Web Site?

Have You Been To My New Instructional Web Site?
It's for people who garden (click the picture)

Deliberate Agrarian Archives (From Back Before The Monthly Format)

  • Faith
  • Christian Agrarianism
  • Family
  • Livin' The Good Life
  • Economics & The Economy
  • Agriculture
  • Whizbang Apple Cider Essays
  • Rural How-To
  • Community
  • My Younger Days
  • My Older Days
  • Rural Enterprise
  • Raising & Processing Poultry
  • Everything Garlic
  • Odds & Ends

"It is not necessary to make men, foolish or serious, agree with me, no matter what the principle is. They may have different faculties."

Stark Young

Two Kinds of Men

Two Kinds of Men
There are only two kinds of men in this world. Click the picture to learn more.

Links to my other blogs...

  • Diary of an 1892 Farmer's Wife
  • How To Butcher A Chicken
  • The Whizbang Garden Cart
  • The Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System
  • Whizbang Books Online
  • Whizbang Cider Press Plans
  • Whizbang Gardening

Agrarian Books I've Written

  • Writings of a Deliberate Agrarian
  • Whizbang Apple Cider Plan Book
  • The Whizbang Plucker Plan Book
  • The Whizbang Garden Cart Plan Book
  • The Whizbang Chicken Scalder Plan Book
  • The Complete Guide to Making Great Garlic Powder
  • A Garlic Powder Profits Report

Scott Nearing's "Horse Chow"

Scott Nearing's "Horse Chow"
A Four Part Series
(click on any of the raisins in the bowl)

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I Invented Granola Bars....

I Invented Granola Bars....
...And I Can Prove It
(click on the bar)

Backyard Sugaring

Backyard Sugaring
We make our own maple syrup. Click on the picture for complete how-to details.

Get The Peppermint Zing!

Get The Peppermint Zing!
A sinus sauna how-to
(click photo for details)

Yeoman Furniture & My New Wood Box

Yeoman Furniture & My New Wood Box
Yeomen don't buy furniture.
They make their own. (click the picture)

Yeoman Furniture
(Part 2)

Yeoman Furniture<br> (Part 2)
Waste Not, Want Not (click the picture for the story)

Vacuum Bottle Thermos Cooking

Vacuum Bottle Thermos Cooking
Learn how to prepare and cook simple, inexpensive, wholesome meals (click the thermos bottle to read)

We Make Apple Cider

We Make Apple Cider
You can too
(click on the picture to learn how)

Planting Potatoes With A Little Girl

Planting Potatoes With A Little Girl
"I must admit that four year old girls were once something like aliens to me." (click the pic)

Twelve Years Old Today

Twelve Years Old Today
He's actually 19 now, but my prayer is the same

Another Summer Evening's Meal

Another Summer Evening's Meal
This is the kind of food we dream about in the depths of winter.
(click on the picture)

It's Time to make maple syrup!

It's Time to make maple syrup!

A Stable of Agrarian Bloggers

  • The Deliberate Agrarian
    Deliberate AgrarianSnippet #8Ideal Garden Twine - Dateline: 20 April 2014 (click picture to see enlarged view) I like to lay out garden beds and planting rows with string and stakes. I've used cotton and ...
    1 hour ago
  • Florida Survival Gardening
    Another good reason to keep nettles around - This isn't the best photo in the world, but it should be good enough for you butterfly watchers to play "name that species:" Can you tell me what it is? ...
    1 hour ago
  • Hampton Victory Garden's Blog
    The Surgery Light - Last week, I twice-blogged about the St. Mary’s Hospital’s chapel dome, but there is a second dome, counterbalancing that old section of the hospital and i...
    1 hour ago
  • Home Joys
    CD Giveaway Winner - Thanks to all those who singed up for the CD giveaway. The winner is qrutt. Hope you enjoy it! If you would like to purchase your own, email the Meadaths...
    2 hours ago
  • National Young Farmers Coalition
    Introducing Fresh Start Organic Garden at the Stetson School in Barre, MA - We’re excited to publish a new Farmer Profile of an inspiring beginning farmer every few weeks on the NYFC blog to help showcase the breadth and vision of ...
    2 hours ago
  • 5 Acres & A Dream
    Chicken Coop Countdown Checklist - We're getting to that point in this project where Dan is anxious to be finished and move on to something else! We've gotten a few more things accomplished ...
    8 hours ago
  • Sunnybrook Farm
    Sunday 4/20 - The sun finally came out this morning after days of solid clouds. Wild turnips are in full bloom. The supervisor was out with me and Aggy this morning but ...
    12 hours ago
  • Log Cabin Homestead
    "He's Alive! - Don Francisco" -
    16 hours ago
  • The Walden Effect
    Easter sprinkles - [image: close up of creek powered sprinkler] Running the creek sprinklers all day felt like a good way to celebrate Easter.
    16 hours ago
  • A Process Driven Life
    Three Marketing Questions Answered - With the *Pennsylvania Omnibus Book Bomb* less than 10 days away, I've been doing quite a few blog interviews and answering a lot of questions. You'll be...
    18 hours ago
  • an agrarian rhythm...
    oldbookillustrations: Inside a farm in Kochersberg. Alfred... - oldbookillustrations: *Inside a farm in Kochersberg.* Alfred Touchemolin, from *Strasbourg illustré (Strasbourg illustrated)*, by Frédéric Piton, Strasb...
    19 hours ago
  • Rocky Oak Homestead™
    The Ultimate Survival Lifestyle - Homesteading and Farming – The Ultimate Survival Lifestyle Sometimes, life gets in the way of what you always just knew you should be doing. Such was the ...
    22 hours ago
  • Sugar Mountain Farm
    Will’s Granite Welding Slab - Will’s Granite Welding Slab Will is working on making the doors for the butcher shop. These are stainless steel for longevity, easy cleaning and sanitary c...
    1 day ago
  • Rural Revolution
    Easter or Earth Day? - Here's my WND column for this weekend entitled Easter or Earth Day?
    1 day ago
  • Reformation Acres
    ~How to Skim Milk (The Hands-Free Way)~ - I’m busy. You’re busy. We’re all busy. I’m not just normal busy this year either. I’m scared about how I’ll get it all done and still find time to enjoy … ...
    2 days ago
  • The Sifford Sojournal
    Passover 2014 - This past Tuesday, we celebrated the Passover as a group. Each year we observe this, mostly as a teaching tool for the children, although we pray for spiri...
    2 days ago
  • Truth Farmer
    Direct Trade Bill- Missouri- Urgent Action Required! - If you’ll recall, the bill to legalize real food for real people in Missouri has received a hearing. It now must be voted out of committee to begin the pro...
    2 days ago
  • Hickery Holler Farm
    Canning Mushrooms - Recently O Wise One found mushrooms on sale at a local grocery store. We love mushrooms in many dishes and the small 4 ounce cans of mushrooms are expens...
    3 days ago
  • Well WaterBoy Products
    Deep Well Hand Pump is Setting New Records - The performance of our innovative deep-well hand pump is not just breaking records, but is setting new ones. What is so impressive about this new manual we...
    3 days ago
  • The Yellow Rose of Texas
    Passover and A Ton of Bunnies. - I hope everyone is having a blessed week so far. Our week has been so busy, and it shows no signs of slowing. On Friday night of last week, we took a loa...
    4 days ago
  • Modern Christian Homestead
    Homesteading Question On Emmer Wheat - We have some Emmer wheat seed to plant and need to know when the optimal season to plant is. Is it a spring planting or a fall planting? A google search ...
    6 days ago
  • Thy Hand Hath Provided
    Easter Present - This will be my last post until after Easter. We are hosting my family again this year and there's lots to do! If you'd like to see what Easter looks lik...
    1 week ago
  • The Blog of Graham Donahue
    - Hello everyone. I have so much to say, I don't know where to start! Lambing season is well under way. I have had 22 lambs born, and only lost 2 lambs, so I...
    1 week ago
  • Country Living In a Cariboo Valley
    Homegrown Chicken Dinner - You know what I love? Roasted chicken for dinner. Roasted chicken with mashed potatoes and frozen garden peas. I’d rather have the peas fresh, but it’s n...
    1 week ago
  • The Southern Agrarian
    Noblesse Oblige - In February 2011, I wrote an essay titled White Privilege – Guilty As Charged, which is reproduced below. Closely linked to this “White Privilege” is the c...
    1 week ago
  • North Country Farmer
    Cody Holmes on Marketing - Christian Farm and Homestead Radio Friday April 11, 2014 8pm Eastern This week, author and rancher Cody Holmes returns to the show to talk about direct to ...
    1 week ago
  • Glory Farm
    Where Easter Eggs Come From? -
    1 week ago
  • Granny Miller
    April Showers - When things around the farm start to get crazy and hectic I re-order my priorities. And that can only mean one thing for this website – a blog break. I’ll ...
    2 weeks ago
  • Redeeming the Dirt
    Announcing the 2014 Redeeming the Dirt Conference - Join us for the first ever Redeeming the Dirt Conference in Rockford, Alabama, August 7-9, 2014! This summer come together with other Christian farmers, ga...
    2 weeks ago
  • Agrarian Nation
    —1869—Earth Ovens - #122 Photo Link ### The following excerpt comes from The Cultivator & Country Gentleman magazine of January 7, 1869 ### *EDITORS, COUNTRY GENTLEMAN—* *...
    3 weeks ago
  • Pastured Providence Farmstead
    Choosing A Chicken Breed - The decision on which chicken to raise for meat was almost as hard as the decision to raise meat chickens at all! For whatever reason, there wasn’t a clear...
    3 weeks ago
  • Digging Into Freedom's True Meaning
    A Christian-Agrarian - What is a Christian-agrarian? Herrick Kimbal introduced me to this term. The Christian part is easy enough to understand, but agrarian sounded a lit...
    3 weeks ago
  • The Midland Agrarian
    Deliberate Agrarian E Book special - For many years, my friend Herrick Kimball has been the most active and consistent voice of the Christian Agrarian movement. Three things always amaze me a...
    4 weeks ago
  • Cultivated for God
    The Lost Art of Husbandry - Last week (3/7/14) on Christian Farm and Homestead Radio Scott Terry, Richard Grossman and I talked about the subject of Husbandry. It is a subject that is...
    5 weeks ago
  • Life in the clouds
    In other news - Finally, after many years, I am getting back into beekeeping. Once I was an enthusiastic beekeeper with over forty hives keeping me busy. I loved it. Bees ...
    5 weeks ago
  • :: foutfolk ::
    10 years later . . . - MANY years ago, Miss Leisa came on one of her many visits to the US.  That year was 2004.  And since she is here now, EXACTLY 10 years later, it was only app...
    1 month ago
  • TNfarmgirl
    Frogs and Willow Trees - This has been the coldest winter we've had since moving here 15 years ago. One night it was -30 with the wind chill. The air made my skin hurt. We've had ...
    1 month ago
  • On Big Turtle Creek
    The Heifer Project - We got the heifer butchered and things have been jumping around here lately. It’s been a re-learning experience as we haven’t butchered a cow in 20 years!...
    2 months ago
  • the ruminant
    The Podcast has moved to a new iTunes feed - Hi Folks, Pretty soon this site won’t exist. I’ve moved The Ruminant to new digs, and this required me to create a new podcast feed.[...]
    3 months ago
  • Far Better Farmstead
    Difference Between Store Bought and Home Raised Eggs - They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here we go: In case you can't tell, the pale cloudy egg on the left is the store bought egg!
    4 months ago
  • ND Homekeeper
    Spring Has Finally Sprung - David brought me crab apple tree blossoms and lilacs. Now that spring is finally here, summer can't be too far away!
    10 months ago

My Amazing Whizbang Apple Grinder

My Amazing Whizbang Apple Grinder
You can make awesome apple mash, ready for pressing, in no time with this homemade device. Click on the picture to learn more

Shooting Dad's Handgun

Shooting Dad's Handgun
"I think it is important that boys learn gun safety and shooting skills when they are young. This could even be considered among the most important of agrarian skills."

My Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System

My Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System
Finally Online as of 1/29/10
(click the pic)

This is William Kimball
(Him An Me Is Kin)

This is William Kimball<br>(Him An Me Is Kin)
Click on the picture for William's Story

Homegrown Poultry

Homegrown Poultry
Click on the picture and I'll show you how to butcher a chicken

This Book Presents a Biblical Vision For God-Glorifying Agriculture. I Highly Recommend it!

Backyard Poultry Processing With My 11-Year-Old Son

Backyard Poultry Processing With My 11-Year-Old Son
If he can do it, so can you.
(click on the smiley face)

Pickled Garlic Scapes

Pickled Garlic Scapes
Click on the silly boy's nose for a pickled scape tutorial

Boys Will Be....Warriors

Boys Will Be....Warriors
Swinging homemade maces at each other can be great fun!

The Fun, Fast Way To Skin A Deer

The Fun, Fast Way To Skin A Deer
Seeing is believing

The Lovely Marlene With A Homemade Whizbang Garden Cart

The Lovely Marlene With A Homemade Whizbang Garden Cart
Anyone can make a Whizbang Garden Cart. Click on the picture to learn how.

"Every Bean's A Blessing, Boys"

"Every Bean's A Blessing, Boys"
Dried beans present an opportunity to teach important things to my children (click the beans)

Hay Hooks

Hay Hooks
I bought my sons hay hooks, and they have gotten a lot of use since I wrote this essay

Have You Seen Jax Hamlin's Chickens?

Have You Seen Jax Hamlin's Chickens?
Click The Chicken!














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Check Out The 2010 Deliberate Agrarian Haiku Poetry Contest

Check Out The 2010 Deliberate Agrarian Haiku Poetry Contest
Three lines. Seventeen syllables. Win some neat prizes. (click the picture)

I Make Money Selling Information Downloads On The Internet

I Make Money Selling Information Downloads On The Internet
It's easy to do and I'll tell you how. Click the picture to read my story.
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