About the Farm
The true story of how an older landowner connected with young farmers to create both a market garden and a timber investment, and make everyone's dreams come true.
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About the Farm: A Late Summer Photo Update (opens the original)
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The summer veggies are slowing down and fall crops are coming into their own.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="3700" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mRCO!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.
About the Farm: Rainbow Bean Salad (opens the original)
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It’s still hot! Okay, maybe not everywhere, but it’s still hot here. So I pulled out a recipe that’s perfect for a hot day in late summer when exactly what you need is in the garden or at the farmer’s market.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal"
About the Farm: RIP Wendell Berry (opens the original)
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Author and farming and homesteading icon Wendell Berry passed away yesterday at his home in Kentucky, at the age of 92.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1707" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!juPq!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_pro
About the Farm: Recipes for Abundance (opens the original)
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[Note: The last posted chapter was about Walker and Lily’s wedding, Chapter 31. To go in chronological order now, zip back to the Italy posts, starting with Agriturismo. If you just got here, to start at the beginning of the story, go to The Story Begins (Intro and Chapter One). Right now is a natural pausing point, so I’ll be covering some other topics and maybe taking a couple breaks before
About the Farm: Chapter 31 (opens the original)
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[If you’ve just discovered About the Farm, for the whole story, you can start at Chapter One]The wedding is a gorgeous affair. The whole day holds the kind of beauty that happens when you combine an expanse of emerald grass, lush forest all around, everyone dressed in their colorful Sunday best, bright fall flowers on every table and in little girls’ hair, and an open air pavilion (for the band and dancing) built of rich, dark wood from another time.(All photos co
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