A brief respite from the rain makes for a welcome time to prepare for the future harvest.
Author Archives: Opinion
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O’Neill: Preparing the beds as a precision process (column)
“After weeks of sowing, prepping and planting I’m right on schedule for an abundant spring.”
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O’Neill: Snow melt, pig jail break, and hope springs eternal (column)
“When I showed up for chores there were 60 chickens, one goose, one turkey and 5 pigs all out in the main barnyard where no one was supposed to be.”
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O’Neill: Snug, dry, and comfortable (column)
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to work with the old barn at the ranch. It has stood for a hundred years, and I imagine all of the different humans and creatures that have spent time within it.”
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O’Neill: The winter farming gamble (column)
“We’ve been reveling in the sun, acting as though true spring had come, but we’re in for a rude awakening with the big weather shift coming at the end of the week.”