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Welcome to The Deliberate Agrarian.
Click The Sunrise to Read This Month's Blogazine
Agrarian Nation
It's my new blog. Click the picture and stop on by!
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
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
Check Out the Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System I Use in My Garden
Solve your bug problems. Click the baby Zephyr summer squash for details
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)
I Invite You To Read My Online Gardening Essays
Click on that beautiful handful of sifted compost.
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
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
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
My New York Times Op-Ed Article
The Jeffersonian Solution (click the man and read the article)
Thomas Jefferson's Warnings About Government Debt (Then and Now)
Read it and weep (click the president)
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.
Probiotic Raw-Milk Kefir Blue Cheese From Grassfed Dexter Cows!
It's the "Official Favorite Cheese" of The Deliberate Agrarian (click the cheese to learn more)
Vacuum Bottle Thermos Cooking
Learn how to prepare and cook simple, inexpensive, wholesome meals (click the thermos bottle to read)
Deliberate Agrarian Archives (From Before The New Monthly Format)
The Deliberate Agrarian Book
(click picture for details)
Links to my other blogs...
Agrarian Books I've Written
Scott Nearing's "Horse Chow"
A Four Part Series
(click on any of the raisins in the bowl)
This is My Favorite Gardening Book
Friends of The Deliberate Agrarian
My Whizbang Row Cover Hoop System
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Finally Online as of 1/29/10
(click the pic)
Backyard Sugaring
We make our own maple syrup. Click on the picture for complete how-to details.
Yeoman Furniture & My New Wood Box
Yeomen don't buy furniture.
They make their own. (click the picture)
Get The Peppermint Zing!
A sinus sauna how-to
(click photo for details)
Yeoman Furniture
(Part 2)
Waste Not, Want Not (click the picture for the story)
We Make Apple Cider
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You can too
(click on the picture to learn how)
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
He's actually 17 now, but my prayer is the same
Another Summer Evening's Meal
This is the kind of food we dream about in the depths of winter.
(click on the picture)
A Stable of Agrarian Bloggers
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"Exhausted leftovers" - Here's a fascinating little piece called Why Urban, Educated Parents are Turning to DIY Education which focuses on affluent Seattle urbanites who are disco...
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19th Winter - Well, I've just past the date that marks my 19th winter. . . I turned 18 on January 27th! I can't express how thankful I am for all the kind words and gif...
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mark: How not to heat a Rajkumar oil expeller - [image: heating oil extractor with soldering iron] I've been experimenting with alternative heating methods for the new Rajkumar oil expeller. The sold...10 hours ago
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Looking forward - Life surprises you sometimes. Yesterday morning, for instance, I woke up and there was a newborn calf standing beside her mother. A heifer, even. My net wo...17 hours ago
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Another update and article - February 1st already! Spring is coming fast. We just recieved our Baker's Creek seed catalog (http://www.rareseeds.com/) yesterday, and are beginning to ...18 hours ago
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Crocheting Stockings - It's February and I'm working on my tree Christmas tree for next year. Thinking of doing something different next year. Trying to add a little spice in m...
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Guarding Your Domain - Kimsa guarding her Domain This is just a tech tip post. Photo above for those who are not interested. If you have a business then buy a domain to go with i...1 day ago
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Of Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops - I read in a kitchen design book that a typical kitchen remodel can cost anywhere from $15,000 to $60,000. I was shocked. I assume that the $60,000 price ...
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Off the Shelf - January - Instead of trying to do a wrap up of all the best books I have read at the end of the year, I'm hoping to do a brief review of the books we have read each ...1 day ago
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David's Digest: Living in the Darkness - At the fall, all men -- Adam and his progeny -- were brought into darkness -- complete spiritual darkness due to a loss of the spiritual Light of God, whic...1 day ago
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No Hunger Strike... - *1/31/2012 - 3rd Day - Morning. **– *Greetings y’all. Welcome back to the blog. So maybe you are wondering what happened to me, let me recap, then I'll r...
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The Deliberate Agrarian BlogazineJanuary 2012 - Dateline: 31 January 2012 *An Old Family Picture: *From left to right, my grandfather, Dr. Herrick C. Kimball (at 38 years of age), Roger T. Hall, and Carl...
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Baby Room--On the cheap - Apparently, I'm really bad about keeping this thing updated. I'll probably be better once the baby gets here--will probably have to change my security sett...
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Winner of the Give Away!! - *This time we allowed people to enter on both the blog and on the Facebook page. We counted all the names and kept them in order. The winner is:* *Alen...2 days ago
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What To Look For When Buying Land - For the past several years, my husband and I have talked about moving to the country and buying land. I confess that I haven't always been patient, and ...
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—1871—Farmer's Plans - #86 *Haying in the Agrarian Nation* (click the picture to see enlarged view) *A live farmer, always awake to the spirit of improvement, will have his farm,...
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What I Been Working For - The musical inspiration for this song is the old-time tune “Sail Away Ladies”, also called “Sally Ann”. Here’s the performance that got me thinking about t...3 days ago
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The Move: Part 2 - If you're just joining me, I'd encourage you to read the post below first. That way you're caught up and aren't jumping into the story part way. So here w...
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Remember the Luna-See?? - Back in September we found a large, green caterpillar which we mistakenly labeled a luna moth caterpillar. (See Luna See ) We have luna moths around here ...
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Pellet Stove Dehydration Unit #2 - Each year a small amount of our food stuff is dehydrated in order to be preserved for the ensuing cold months. Trays of raspberries, strawberries, and othe...
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Need a speaker?? - Need a Speaker?? Are you part of a MOPs group? Women's Bible Study? Women's Minisrty? Home Makers Club? A part of a group of women?? Pass on some encour...
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Flip flops...and I'm not talking about shoes! - Newt Gingrich claims to be a *conservative* republican candidate for President...*.conservative ...hhhmmmm......* * * Conservative? Seriously? Evidently ...
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The Last Pilgrims, A Book, A Possible Future For Those Who Survive! - Michael Bunker, author of the Amazon.com bestselling non-fiction book Surviving Off Off-Grid, would like to introduce you to one of the most exciting, hea...1 week ago
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Announcing My Upcoming Book, Born Again Dirt - Do you desire to glorify God through the way you farm? Are you tired of reading books on farming that deny God as Creator? Have you ever wondered what agri...1 week ago
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-22 - Last week it got pretty cold for a couple days. We had 22 below zero one night. I heard that it was colder in other places as low as -30. It's winter!
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All Split and Stacked - Well this year we decided to try something different. If I was to follow my usual pattern when it comes to fire wood, one of two things would happen. I wo...1 week ago
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Keeping busy at home - The past few weeks have passed by quietly indeed. Similar to last year, we've continued to keep things simple and homespun. We recently traveled up to Ohi...
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Santorum and Paul debate pro-life law: federal or state? - I have to say, last night’s debate in SC is the first one I have actually enjoyed. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that it drives me up the wa...1 week ago
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Kerry Cattle - We are starting the new year with a new project. We recently brought home a small herd of Kerry Cattle (as well as six Dexter heifers). We are doing this...
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It's Warming Up! - This is our balmy forecast for today: Rest Of Today ...Mostly sunny. Highs around 10 below. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 40 below. Tonight....
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Farm Glance: When Livestock Goes Camping - An unplanned camping theme permeates this post, which features a couple of farmers' approaches to housing their animals.2 weeks ago
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A Late First Post of the Year. - Hello. Sorry It's been so long, but you know how it goes... We had a great Christmas, how about you? We had a candle-light service at church Christmas eve,...
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Our Christmas Blessing! - Our son, Jon came home for Christmas! We had family over for Christmas Eve. We ate Prime Rib, cooked by MIL and sister, with all the added goodies of gree...
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before Christmas day . . . - Before the actual day of Christmas, we spent time doing some holiday activities as a family, and also with some new friends. Amory performed in the Black Sw...
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Potato Yeast Bread - But first, from a 1932 Home Comfort Woodstove cookbook: Advice To Young Cooks “A convenient place for everything, and everything kept in its proper place ...1 month ago
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front porch republic proceedings - For those unable to make it to the inaugural Front Porch Republic, videos are available here:Bill Kauffman's keynote address is especially fun.2 months ago
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Giving Thanks ! - Dear friends, We've moved back to the valley since our last blog post, it's been far to long since we last gave an update, we've been super busy and on th...2 months ago
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
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."
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
I Invented Granola Bars....
...And I Can Prove It
(click on the bar)
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
Click on the silly boy's nose for a pickled scape tutorial
Boys Will Be....Warriors
Swinging homemade maces at each other can be great fun!
The Fun, Fast Way To Skin A Deer
Seeing is believing
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"
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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
Have You Seen Jax Hamlin's Chickens?
Click The Chicken!
About Me
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Check Out The 2010 Deliberate Agrarian Haiku Poetry Contest
Three lines. Seventeen syllables. Win some neat prizes. (click the picture)
