Our Farm Adventures

Yellow lousewort wildflower blooming on the forest floor at WestLand Farms

Part 7: Have You Ever Heard of Lousewort?

In the early days, we didn't have wifi. We didn't have reliable internet. What we had were books — herbal field guides, worn at the spines, full of handwritten notes...

Part 7: Have You Ever Heard of Lousewort?

In the early days, we didn't have wifi. We didn't have reliable internet. What we had were books — herbal field guides, worn at the spines, full of handwritten notes...

Hood up on our GMC Terrain in the Black River Electric Cooperative parking lot during a summer heatwave breakdown

Part 6: Providence in a Parking Lot

There are moments in life that stop you cold — not because something went wrong, but because something went so right that you can't explain it any other way except...

Part 6: Providence in a Parking Lot

There are moments in life that stop you cold — not because something went wrong, but because something went so right that you can't explain it any other way except...

Snowy creek through the woods at WestLand Farms in January 2024

Part 5: The Winter That Almost Broke Us

January 2024 was not a normal cold snap. We were living in our RV, and the temperatures had dropped so far below zero that surviving inside wasn't really an option...

Part 5: The Winter That Almost Broke Us

January 2024 was not a normal cold snap. We were living in our RV, and the temperatures had dropped so far below zero that surviving inside wasn't really an option...

Handwritten journal entry listing farm dreams before moving to Missouri

Part 4: Dreams, Dirt, and Dogs in the Road

It was early October 2023. Amy and I had slipped away for a few hours to explore some local shops, leaving our six dogs in the fenced area around the...

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Part 4: Dreams, Dirt, and Dogs in the Road

It was early October 2023. Amy and I had slipped away for a few hours to explore some local shops, leaving our six dogs in the fenced area around the...

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Part 3: Burn the Blankets!

Part 3: Burn the Blankets!

Nobody warns you about the bugs. In our first couple of months living in the RV, I woke up one morning, lifted the blanket, and found thousands — maybe millions...

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Part 3: Burn the Blankets!

Nobody warns you about the bugs. In our first couple of months living in the RV, I woke up one morning, lifted the blanket, and found thousands — maybe millions...

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Part 2: What Spring Taught Us

Part 2: What Spring Taught Us

A game cam. A stranger in the woods. A bidding war. And the spring that changed everything at WestLand Farms.

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Part 2: What Spring Taught Us

A game cam. A stranger in the woods. A bidding war. And the spring that changed everything at WestLand Farms.

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