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The Deliberate Agrarian (Herrick Kimball) is now posting occasional essays at Heavenstretch. Click the picture for details.
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My Stewardculture Magazine Interview
(Part 1)
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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
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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)
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)
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)
A Stable of Agrarian Bloggers
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Freelance cattle - Yesterday evening, as I was picking blueberries, I kept hearing the mooing of range cattle. This isn't really unusual. There's a family who lives about a...
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Fun For Cats! Rywell's Portable Outdoor Catio (A Review) - Sam did such a good job of helping me review the Rywell pet cooling mat, that I had the opportunity to try out and review Rywell's 3-Tier Outdoor Catio! ...
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A Terrible Loss: My First Fruit Tree - This week I found out that the coconut palm I planted at age 15 in my parents’ backyard was cut down. My mother had some tree guys pruning back the mango...2 days ago
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The Force of a Story - In May, our family spent a week at Dewey Beach. I think it was the first time I was in Delaware, and it didn't disappoint. The water was cold, but the be...
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RELEASE: National Young Farmers Coalition commends Senators Bennet, Luján, Heinrich, and partners for reintroduction of bill to help small farms access critical conservation support - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica ManlyCommunications and Digital Advocacy DirectorNational Young Farmers Coalitionpress@youngfarmers.org, 518-643-356...3 weeks ago
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Trusting Instinct Vs Following Rules: How Experience Guides Better Decisions In The Kitchen And Beyond - Why Good Decisions Need Both Rules And Instinct Rules give you a safe start. A recipe tells you what to measure, when to stir, and how long to bake. It r...2 months ago
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That Was The Worst Christmas Ever - On December 17, 2020, I started a blog post with the title “That Was The Worst Christmas Ever.” I never posted it. I haven’t posted anything since December...3 months ago
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Top 10 Greens to Grow - These top 10 greens to grow in the garden will ensure you’ve got lots for smoothies, salads and side dishes! Cool-weather leafy vegetables are perfect to...3 months ago
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Saying Yes to Making Homes - Home.It is a place made sacred by memories, familiarity, love, and dreams.It is both place and people, a space for work and rest, refuge and reception, t...5 months ago
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Chocolate Protein Ice Cream Drops - Even with homegrown meals, we lacked protein. Here’s how we fixed it—with a recipe for chocolate protein ice cream that vanishes from the freezer!1 year ago
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New winter sowing method without the fuss - What if the plastic-milk-jug method of winter sowing isn’t the only way—or even the best way—to get a jump start […]
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New Era Resolutions – 2024 - America continues down the path to a new era – an era characterized by an extreme cultural split on a massive scale. Our task as Southern Agrarians is to m...2 years ago
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The Homeschool Years - I’ve wanted to homeschool our children since I carried that first precious life in my womb. Those earliest years went fast and smooth, just these two lit...2 years ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!3 years ago
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Fall Projects - Fall is a busy time of the year. The leaves are beautiful when they display their colors but piled up on my decks, sidewalks and doorways not so much. ...
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It's who I am - So often over the years I have met different people that claim would love to have lived in the Pioneer era....they have their 100 year old farm homes, and ...4 years ago
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David's Digest: Do We Have Our Own Gourd? - [image: Jonah's Gourd] Jonah 4:5-11: *5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and ...4 years ago
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Choosing A Painter And Decorator Dublin - A home painter and decorator is someone who is employed by a contractor to paint and refurbish homes, and is also referred to as a home painter and decorat...4 years ago
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This Blog is Closed - *We have moved. Y**ou may now find us at:* *thoughtsfromfrankandfern.wordpress.com*
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Linthead Stomp, Act Three - ACT THREE Scene One Setting is a drab sparsely-furnished millworker house in Leaksville. On the wall is a 1930 calendar and a poster for The North Caro...6 years ago
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One of the Most Important Videos on Vaccines that You Need to See…Before it’s Gone - I know I haven’t been posting much. However, when I do post something, hopefully people will pay attention. This video is about 2 hours long. Yes, there ...6 years ago
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Best Home Canned Tomato Soup Recipe - This is our favorite tomato soup recipe for canning. This recipe makes a tomato soup concentrate canned in pint jars The post Best Home Canned Tomato Sou...7 years ago
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Gardening In The Nude (or New Use For Rhubarb) - . From Gene Logsdon {Repost} One of the greatest mysteries of life for me is society’s ambivalence about the naked human body. People line up by the hundre...7 years ago
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Go Up On A Tall Mountain - Go up on a tall mountain, like where your ancestors once sacrificed to idols and learn that you are nothing. The post Go Up On A Tall Mountain appeared fi...7 years ago
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Monday walk to the barn - Aggy went for a walk to the barn and a doe was watching her from near the creek. She had probably never seen a dog spinning around in a circle and of cou...
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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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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...8 years ago
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Projects Galore - selling sunflowers (again)- this time to help raise funds toward a short-term medical missions trip Sadie has taken over chicken duty (all 15 made the p...
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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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1941Planet Jr.Agricultural Implements Catalog - Cover of the 1941 Planet Jr. Catalog Here's a great find for the Planet Jr. collector. This 1941 catalog has 48 pages and is packed with photos and infor...
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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...9 years ago
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Who serves whom? - I know I do not usually make comment upon current politics. Nevertheless I feel compelled to voice my opinion in light of the behaviour of our current crop...
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I Could Live in the Garden - It's morning, already? So tired. So much to do. Winter is definitely on it's way. Snowflakes have fallen on more than one occasion. A lot of loose ends ...
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"Mommy, I don't want plantain, I want comfrey" - Today I got a call from my wife around lunch time, which isn't unusual. But the story she told me sure was! For those of you who are not aware, a great d...9 years ago
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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 overwh...
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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...9 years ago
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Upland...Blogging AfterThe Deliberate Agrarian - Dateline: 11 August 2016 Dear Friends, After 11 years of blogging here, I have moved to Upland. Please visit when you can. Herrick Kimball
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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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When is it Right to Die? - J.J. Hanson is an advocate for life. He gave me permission to take this picture of him and his wife as a photographer was taking their picture. Assi...
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Lost Harvest - The first two pictures are actually from last year...2014. I grew beets for the first time. And as you can plainly see....something ate them. Those were...
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Create Your Own Florida Food Forest FREE DOWNLOAD / One More Day to Totally Crazy Easy Florida Gardening - In case you're still getting updates from this site and haven't seen it - you need to see this post over at TheSurvivalGardener.com! My new book is coming ...10 years ago
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brand new summer . . .brand new driver - Yikes! Summer is already in full swing. Spring came quickly this year, and it seems the older l get, the faster the seasons go. This spring, Lady had anoth...
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What happens when you put on your makeup....... - Asa, who is 5, came to give me a picture and tell me the story that he "wrote". It goes a little like this: "One day she was putting on her makeup when...
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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...11 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 some...
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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
America's New Declaration of Independence
(click the picture)
Check Out The 2010 Deliberate Agrarian Haiku Poetry Contest
Three lines. Seventeen syllables. Win some neat prizes. (click the picture)
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I recently had occasion to watch that movie, “Oh Brother Where Art Thou?” Chances are you have seen it. It is a popular movie with a famo... -
Dateline: 14 February 2009 Ten years ago I started growing chickens for meat here on my little 1.5 acre homestead. I pastured them in... -
Dateline: 17 August 2006 ”I don’t want to grow up to be a helpless man.” That’s what my 11-year-old son, James, said to me las... -
Dateline: 11 August 2016 Dear Friends, After 11 years of blogging here, I have moved to Upland . Please visit when you c... -
I have written here before about the ever-increasing control of a handfull of enormous global corporations over the world's food supply...
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Dateline: 7 August 2006 Many people who visit this blog know what a chicken tractor is, and some even have one or more of them. For thos...
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Dateline: 20 September 2006 I’ve been blogging here for over a year now and, though it has been mentioned, I have never dedicated an ent... -
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[Dateline: 4 November 2008] I have been working over at least four cider seasons to develop a simple, efficient, homestead-size system for...
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