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The Dining

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Can anyone really know where their food comes from? One way is to grow it yourself or acquire it from a local CSA or farmer’s market. Some might say limiting one’s diet to that degree equates to deprivation.  Sure, it means giving up bananas and avocados for those of us in northern…By Jeanne|
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The Harvest

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Despite the delays and the drought and the infrastructure challenges, the veggies were planted in the field. The beds were weeded, watered, and well-tended. For the past month beautiful produce has been harvested for Forage Kitchens, a local fast-casual chain of healthy restaurants.…By Jeanne|
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The Planting

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On a day when the news is filled with stories of AI destroying humanity, planting lettuce is a good antidote. Farming, after all, is a grand gesture of hope. On my hands and knees in a field of lettuce, planting what will be in approximately 40 days, the foundation for somebody’s…By Jeanne|
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The Water

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When we first stepped foot on Flynn Creek Farm, there was a relatively modern home on the property, constructed in 2014, in addition to a not so new barn and an equipment shed.  There were agricultural fields, rocky forests, and land in a government conversation program.  We saw…By Jeanne|
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The Listening

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One of the first things that hit me after Arriving on the farm was the quiet. I’ve written about seeking silence in blog posts before, but landing here, I think I've found it. Of course, our remote rural location presents challenges when it comes to infrastructure this city girl…By Jeanne|
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Arriving

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This essay was originally published on Medium.com We allowed four days to drive from Park City to Verona, WI. It was actually three days of driving with a twenty-four hour stop in Denver to spend time with our daughter. The drive was necessary as we would need a car on the farm and…By Jeanne|
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