The Deliberate Agrarian

The economies of the world are in crisis. Gloom and doom predominate. It looks like it’s getting really serious. This may be “the big one.” ...

I used to do business with an electrical supplier that had a sign behind the counter saying: A lack of planning on your part does not consti...

A down-to earth reader of this blog e-mailed me recently to say that he thought a children’s book titled Ox Cart Man by Donald Hall was an ...

Numerous banks have "gone under" this year already. Many more are expected to in the days ahead. I recently read this blog article...

By: Herrick Kimball Updated: 16 May 2015 Yours truly, with my grandson, and some homegrown radishes. My life revolves around my...

From the Dictionary Exemplary: Serving as a pattern. Deserving imitation because of excellence. Commendable. ***** Back in 1978, Marlene and...

[Dateline 24 September 2008] I know everyone else in the country is talking about this latest bailout plan. I guess I’ll weigh in. Hank Paul...

[Dateline 22 September 2008] We all know that the cost of everything is going up, including food. As a result, lower income households are...

I just read that our government has come up with a plan to spend a whopping 700 billion dollars to try to save our economy. Desperate time...

Up here in the northeastern part of the country, a sense of urgency begins to set in when the nights turn cool. It is time to step up the...

We butchered this year's crop of 51 Cornish-X chickens last weekend. I set up the equipment in our backyard in the morning and we starte...

Dateline: 16 September 2008 Brains Benton and Jimmy Carson From An Old Dictionary The Creeps :  a feeling of fear or repug...