The Deliberate Agrarian

”The idea that developing countries should feed themselves is an anachronism from a bygone era. They could better ensure their food security...

If you read Mother Earth News, Countryside, or Backyard Poultry magazines, you’ve probably read an article by Harvey Ussery. In recent years...

Gasoline is only four bucks a gallon (cheap compared to, say, 12 bucks) but already a trend is beginning to reveal itself. People are, evid...

Last Saturday, the kids and Marlene and I were in our car, driving towards the town of Seneca Falls, New York, when my son Robert mentioned ...

The industrialized agriculture oligopoly is a diabolically wicked force in the world. It destroys traditional farming systems, traditional f...

My son Robert has been collecting scrap metal for the last year or so. Some has come from our town’s twice-a-year junk day. When we take a ...

My son James has been helping a nearby farmer install drain tile in his field. Thus far, he has worked a couple of full days at the task. Ma...

Back in 1971, when I was in 7th grade, I had a choice of taking Spanish or French in school. I clearly recall being told that Spanish would ...

Dateline: 9 May 2008 I have a section of good soil for my garden. I have gardening tools. I have seeds. I have compost. I have strength ...

At 13 and 17 years of age, my sons James and Robert are responsible and capable with firearms, and they are becoming good hunters. This deli...

”The urge to buy is as manufactured as the stuff you have heaped in your shopping basket.” The title of this bog entry is the subtitle of a ...

Dateline: 4 May 2008 . The young man was me. I once had an idea of something I wanted to do. It was a wild dream. It was a desire to do some...