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New In 2017...
The Deliberate Agrarian (Herrick Kimball) has now launched a video blog. Click the picture for details.
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About The Deliberate Agrarian.
My Stewardculture Magazine Interview
(Part 1)
Click The Picture For Details
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
Aphorisms Of The Fathers...
And The Mothers (click the picture)
My New York Times Op-Ed Article
The Jeffersonian Solution (click the man and read the article)
Check Out My New Whizbang Gardening Facebook Page...
(click the picture to get there)
Reestablishing The Family Economy—Part 1
It's A Biblical Imperative
(click the picture)
Reestablishing The Family Economy—Part 2
We Are Not Called To Be Slaves (click the picture)
Reestablishing The Family Economy—Part 3
Profile of a Free Man
(click the picture)
Reestablishing The Family Economy—Part 4
Sage Advice For Would-Be Farmers
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Corporationism vs Independent Patriarchal Units
Lyberty Hyde Bailey (1927)
Read it and weep.
(click the picture)
Read The Book—
Writings Of A Deliberate Agrarian
…Now available as a PDF download for only $4.50 (click the picture for details)
Farming 1.5 Acres...
…And Making A Good Living. (click the picture)
Goodness, Beauty & Loving The Earth
A Christian-Agrarian Missive on God's Creation
Reading Agriphemera
We can learn a lot from the old agricultural writings (Click the picture for more details)
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...
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)
Modern Banking is An Evil System of Economic Oppression
Click the picture for details
The Coming Pension Crisis...
...And what you can do about it. (click the picture)
How To Get Through The Coming Hyperinflation
click the picture to read the 6-part series
Have You Considered Deflation?
Martin Armstrong seems pretty sure of himself (click the sign for details)
The Christian Doctrine of Work
Something's Missing in The 10 Commandmants as it is commonly known. (click the picture)
Scott Nearing's "Horse Chow"
A Four Part Series
(click on any of the raisins in the bowl)
Mr. Tesoro's Story
(click the picture)
Blessed is the Man...
Reflections on "tax day." (click the old paper)
City Living?
Some Thoughts on Christian-Agrarian Community (click the picture)
A Herod Nation
Is that What America Has Become? (click the picture)
How To Remember (And Teach Your Children) The 10 Commandments
click the sad bath
Light in Our Dwellings...
Christianity + Agrarianism = Hope In the midst of a dying industrial culture (click the light)
Have You Seen My Whizbang Gardening Book?
5 stars at Amazon. Click the cover to learn more.
New From Planet Whizbang...
The Old-Timer's Poultry Library
A rare and fascinating resource for the poultry lover (click the picture for details)
Take A Short Tour Of My Garden...
Strawberries From My Garden!
Grown the "E.P. Roe Way" (click the picture to learn more)
Rural Americans: Cannon Fodder For The New World Order
Click on Sergeant York to read the story.
Freedom Isn't Free (And Other Propoganda)
(click the picture)
Esther Stermer Was A Conspiracy Theorist!
Obviously the woman was a little crazy.… Right? (click the picture for the story)
How Free Men Become Slaves...
A Contra-Industrial Parable From The Okefenokee Swamp (click the pigs)
I Make Classic American Clothespins
click the clothespin and learn all about them.
Have You been to The Agrarian Foundation Article Archives?
(click the picture and go)
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)
Read it and weep (click the president)
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
Why Food?
A Christian-Agrarian perspective (click the picture to read the essay)
The Puritan Theology of Suffering...
An excellent treatise on a difficult subject. (click the picture to learn more)
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
Click the picture to hear John Piper's powerful 2.5 minute condemnation of the modern prosperity gospel
Homo-Tyranny
... And Me (click the trap)
Agrarian Nation
Another of my online projects (click the picture)
Have You Been To Planet Whizbang?
It's my deliberate agrarian home business. Click the beet and check it out.
NEW….
Whizbang Notes
These delightful little notebooks are a great down-to-earth tool. Click the beet to learn more.
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
I Invite You To Read My Online Gardening Essays
Click on that beautiful handful of sifted compost.
The Wife
Of My Youth...
A Blessed Man's Reflections on Young Love (click the happy faces)
Eulogy For Evelyn
She was my mother-in-law. (click the picture)
Ken Badman's Good Example
Actions Speak Louder Than Words. (click the picture)
Backyard Sugaring
We make our own maple syrup. Click on the picture for complete how-to details.
Have You Seen Leo Sprauer's Handcrafted Hop Hoe?
Click the picture to learn more.
Learn About Whizbang Bucket Irrigation...
(click the trickle valve)
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?
It's for people who garden (click the picture)
Some Deliberate Agrarian Archives
Two Kinds of Men
There are only two kinds of men in this world. Click the picture to learn more.
They Are Not Human...
Don't ever forget it (click the skull)
Links to my other blogs...
Agrarian Books I've Written
Total Pageviews
A Stable of Agrarian Bloggers
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Keto To-Go - (Scroll down to the end for an update on Ed's treatment, if you wish.) Since June Ed has been on a strict ketogenic diet in hopes of controlling his cancer...
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Apr 19 18 - Today started off warm with not even a jacket needed at 8am but it soon became cloudy, windy and cold. It looks warm in the photo but it was still cold in...
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House farm bill makes key land access investments, but misses big opportunities - NYFC policy staff continues to dig into the House farm bill, H.R. 2. Read our previous posts on the overall analysis of the bill, as well as its potential ...5 hours ago
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A Simple Loaf of 100% Rye Sourdough Bread - It has been quite some time since I last baked with rye sourdough. After writing 100% Rye I took some time away from baking with rye, both because I was ba...7 hours ago
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Providence's Perpetuation Provisions: First Chicks of 2018 - We are very grateful to the Lord for Him granting our first set of chicks for 2018! One chick didn't make it out of the shell completely, and it appeared o...
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Americans waste 150,000 tons of food PER DAY! - According to a study published in a pay-to-publish journal: “Americans waste nearly 150,000 tons of food per day, amounting to about one pound (422 grams...12 hours ago
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Potting up the nightshades - [image: Tomato seedlings] Monday was potting-up day for the nightshade family. Tomatoes, of course... [image: Baby pepper plants] ...our favorite lunchbox...17 hours ago
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Hay Feeder - While we're gradually collecting more plywood for the goat barn walls, there is still plenty to do on the inside. Like the hay feeder. The plans for this ...
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That streak of gray - So yesterday I was in a thrift store in the city, purchasing a replacement coat for the one I have with a broken zipper. I brought the garment up to the re...
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Beginner’s Herb Garden: What to Plant - We've Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: *http://www.reformationacres.com/feed* Update your reader now with this changed subscription...1 day ago
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The House of Big Salads - On April 28, the Pickwick Club, Maine’s only Charles Dickens reading club, will reconvene to discuss Jenny Hartley’s book Charles Dickens and the House of ...1 day ago
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“Christian” Permaculture? - Reclaiming Permaculture as Followers of Jesus Permaculture is a increasingly popular topic among homesteaders, gardeners, farmers, and social reformers. It...5 days ago
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Well, hello blogland! - Yes, I'm alive and doing well...Not sure why getting back to blogging has been so hard for me other than my time is being spent elsewhere..but hopefully I...
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Which Pressure Canner is Right For Me? - A pressure canner is a valuable food preservation tool that every serious homesteader should own. I often get asked which The post Which Pressure Canner ...3 weeks ago
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Kosher Cloned Pork - We eat a Levitical diet. We raise almost all of our own meat and what we don’t raise is raised by people we know, or wild, as in deer. The article below is...4 weeks ago
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The Economy of Eden - Gene Logsdon Sun Magazine January 1996 [Rummaging around in some boxes in the garage I came across this quintessential essay by Gene I had copied from ...4 weeks ago
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Your Monthly Cultivation – March 19, 2018 - Latest on Vesterbrook Farm and the issues that those around them using herbicides caused for their organic farm. If you would like to help Mike Brabo and V...4 weeks ago
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Welcome March 1, 2018 - we know that we have 30 more days of potential storms, lots of snow, power outages, etc., but when march 1 looks like this, we are more than pleased! that...
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The Deliberate AgrarianIs Back! - Dateline: 26 February 2018 After a long absence, I have returned to blogging as *The Deliberate Agrarian*. But I am now at a new blog site. Here is a l...
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Jim Wrenn - I’ve received enough feedback now to be able to say confidently that anyone who has enjoyed my blog posts here over the last ten years will likely also enj...2 months ago
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A Life-Changing Year - Hi, friends. I have no idea if any one is out there to read me anymore- I know I've been gone a long time. I've been wanting to share some things with you...
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Why We Need A Well Bucket - As if the threats of war, terrorism, economic collapse, natural and man-made catastrophes, plagues, solar flares and EMPs are not enough to consider, we no...3 months ago
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Christmas Message: Are You A Sent Messenger Of God? - As some would expect for a Christmas message I might begin in Luke chapter 2. But, I’m going to deliver a different kind of message. Today, I’m not going...4 months ago
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The Trashing of Robert E. Lee - A friend and Southern Gentleman (interesting how those often seem to go together) sent me this link to an article titled The Myth of the Kindly General L...10 months ago
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Retiring Granny Miller Again - Readers, I’ll be retiring GRANNY MILLER once again on April 11. I need to give my full undivided attention and all of my creativity and energy, into buil...1 year ago
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Looking back and Looking On: 2016 reflections and 2017 dreams - The blog has been quiet these days, but we've been busy behind the scenes. At times, it feels like I get nothing done but keeping the kids alive and us ...
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Three Vintage Hogs! - Photo from "Connecticut and the Hog." Click the picture for a larger view. If you like pigs, you're going to love this collection of three rare, vintage, ...
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A Tribute to Dewayne Block - This tribute was posted to the Standing Stone Honey Products Facebook page this week. Something you find with a home business is that many people have he...
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Upcoming Farm School! - If you’ve made it this far on this blog, you deserve a pat on the back… it took real patience and perseverance to make that happen! The reality is that I d...1 year ago
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January - OK, so January has rolled around. The heat is here, not as bad as some years and bringing a decent amount of rain too. The grass has come on and the cattle...
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2017 CSA Season - Yep. I'm still here. Christmas and New Year's have past. January is time to start thinking about taxes and gardens. Let's just think about the gardens a...
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Please don't waste your Tuesday! - Let's set the mood first... Okay... for those of you who don't know, I am a conservative Christian. I have mixed feelings about the Republicans and have ...
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Married. - Hello there. I am writing to you no longer Tracy Bunker, but Tracy O'Neill. It was a beautiful, tiny, fantastical wedding, both a sobering and an overwhelm...1 year ago
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Local and Love Pets? - Essential Oils for Fido and Felix! Bill and I love animals and we like to support their health as naturally as possible on our homestead. Would you like to...1 year ago
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Giveaway #6Gardening When It Counts(three winners) - This is, without a doubt, my favorite gardening book. I'm giving away three copies of *Gardening When It Counts* to three fortunate people in this conte...
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Fare Well, from Frank & Fern - We have reached a major milestone on the blog. Since we began writing here on May 30, 2013, we have had 1,000,000 pageviews. Yes, one million, because an u...
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Storing Food and Possibly the Coolest Thing Ever! - Food storage is imperative on a homestead. You might think that goes without saying. While I can freeze quite a bit, it is not sustainable...meaning if t...
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A Cloth Diaper Odyssey - Swaddlebees Organic Fitted Diapers I have been cloth diapering little bottoms since 1993 when my first daughter was born. Back then you didn't have ...
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Here's how to subscribe via e-mail at the new site! - Hi, Florida Survival Gardening subscribers! Many of you asked if it was possible to continue receiving my posts on a daily basis since I switched over to a...2 years ago
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Plagues - Been busy canning here in the holler! Lots of cucumbers, squash and zucchini. Twenty jars of green beans about a dozen quarts of squash canned. Made a ga...
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Rabbit and Kraut - David asked for a rabbit dish with sauerkraut. I didn’t have a particular recipe, so I looked over my cookbook library and pulled a Russian/German/Polish...2 years ago
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Goodbye Granny Miller - If this weblog were one of my sheep or cows, it would have starved from neglect! I have been meaning to post about a couple of things, but real life somet...
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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!
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I Invented Granola Bars....
...And I Can Prove It
(click on the bar)
Get The Peppermint Zing!
A sinus sauna how-to
(click photo for details)
Yeoman Furniture & My New Wood Box
Yeomen don't buy furniture.
They make their own. (click the picture)
Yeoman Furniture
(Part 2)
Waste Not, Want Not (click the picture for the story)
My Amazing Whizbang Apple Grinder
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You can make awesome apple mash, ready for pressing, in no time with this homemade device. Click on the picture to learn more
We Make Apple Cider
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You can too
(click on the picture to learn how)
Twelve Years Old Today
He's actually 22 now, but my prayer is the same
This is William Kimball
(Him An Me Is Kin)
Click on the picture for William's Story
Homegrown Poultry
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Click on the picture and I'll show you how to butcher a chicken
The Lovely Marlene With A Homemade Whizbang Garden Cart
Anyone can make a Whizbang Garden Cart. Click on the picture to learn how.
My Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System
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Finally Online as of 1/29/10
(click the pic)
Have You Seen Jax Hamlin's Chickens?
Click The Chicken!
This Blog Promotes Personal Responsibility And Traditional Concepts of American Liberty
The Christian-Agrarian Exodus of 1620
The Pligrims did NOT come to America for religious freedom.
(click the picture)
Vacuum Bottle Thermos Cooking
Learn how to prepare and cook simple, inexpensive, wholesome meals (click the thermos bottle to read)
The Sermon I'll Never Forget
Pastor West was at Iwo Jima
(click Mt. Suribachi)
Planting Potatoes With A Little Girl
"I must admit that four year old girls were once something like aliens to me." (click the pic)
Boys Will Be…. Warriors
Swinging homemade maces at each other can be great fun!
(click the warriors)
Benny's Grandfather Was A Ditch Digger
And He Grew Tomatoes
(click the Big Boy)
Backyard Poultry Processing With My 11-Year-Old Son
If he can do it, so can you.
(click on the smiley face)
Another Summer Evening's Meal
This is the kind of food we dream about in the depths of winter.
(click on the picture)
Pickled Garlic Scapes
Click on the silly boy's nose for a pickled scape tutorial
"Every Bean's A Blessing, Boys"
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Dried beans present an opportunity to teach important things to my children (click the beans)
Hay Hooks
I bought my sons hay hooks, and they have gotten a lot of use since I wrote this essay
When Me & Ed Made Apple Cider
The Year Was 1976
(click the old press)
The Fun, Fast Way To Skin A Deer
Seeing is believing
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2 comments:
Thank you for stepping up to the plate on this issue. You are one of Christian agrarianism's most gracious and eloquent apologists :-)
Blessings,
Brenda
Herrick, I recently discovered your blog. It is wonderfully and intelligently written. Thank you.
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