Author Archives: faerie

by Wendell Berry Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new … Continue reading →

WaterWise Landscaping for Food-Growing May 28, 9am-noon @InishOge Farm $30/person RSVP LittleSideRoad@outlook.com Limited spaces reserved with payment Our summers are long & hot & dry, and restrictions on water use are becoming the norm. Come see/explore/learn about a “new” old landscaping technique … Continue reading →

This is what the kids and I did today: let the chickens out, filled their feed troughs, broke the ice in their water dishes covered the greens with remay fixed a deer fence collected firewood & split kindling harvested usnia … Continue reading →

This cold quiet November weekend. Persephone descends. Lifeforce retreats into the roots. Foliage lays browns on a bleak landscape. Seeds settle into rest, under the soil. Winter sets in the dying time. A dying that is integral to life. That … Continue reading →

I (Steve) have a real love/hate relationship with my tractor. For the last month it has sat forlorn in the field getting rained on, blown on and covered in leaves. You see that’s where it died. (Turns out the starter … Continue reading →

To be of the Earth is to know…the scattering of your seeds. John Soo, from Earth Prayers Some of the seeds we saved this season pretty much saved themselves, with us just standing nearby ready to catch and clean and … Continue reading →

In the birthing world, there is a phenomenon known quite well – that of the birth dream. It occurs across cultures, and is recognised and revered by many, though in our modern day western culture, it is often missed and … Continue reading →

We have a male bear and a mama/cub pair who’ve all been coming through and around for the apples. we’ve electrified chicken pens and the part of the orchard that hasn’t been picked/come ripe yet, and so far, that has … Continue reading →

The newest creations from The Crooked Nail workshop! Two already sold and on their way to New York…