The Deliberate Agrarian

Dateline: 21 August 2005 ”I sought a piece of land which I could love passionately, which I could spend the rest of my life cultivati...

Dateline: 18 August 2005 As I’ve mentioned in a previous blog entry, my oldest son, Roy, made some money in past summers by helping his ...

Dateline: 18 August 2005 Updated: 18 April 2013 Iwo Jima and Suribachi today. When I was halfway through the 9th grade, my ...

Dateline: 16 August 2005 The Deliberate Agrarian (my husband) has asked me to write about my farm-market bread business. Here goes.... ...

Dateline: 15 August 2005 People sell old aquariums at garage sales all the time. They’re usually cheap. My son Paul recently paid one do...

Dateline: 8 August 2005 Back in Our Annual Garage Sale Safari , I told you the story of how I bought a wonderful old chicken feeder. I...

Dateline: 2 August 2005 Updated: 27 July 2013 New York State Route 90 is a pleasant 50-mile stretch of rural road that winds its way t...

Dateline: 31 July 2005 I have recently acquired a copy of the book Agrarianism in American Literature , edited by M. Thomas Inge. Though...

Dateline: 17 July 2005 By: Herrick Kimball And Benny's grandfather grew tomatoes Benny is a guy I work with. He is of Itali...

Dateline: 13 July 2005 (Note: today’s blog is a continuation of yesterday’s blog post,  Earl The Bee Man & My First Hive ) My ho...

Dateline: 12 July 2005 Earl Downes is the bee man around these parts. Earl really knows bees. He lives off the beaten path on Dresservi...

Dateline: 11 July 2005 Wendell Berry is the foremost of Agrarian writers. His perspicuity is rare, refreshing, inspiring and, at the sam...