What kind of topics will I write about?

The writing focus of this blog will be on the topics described below. I will tag each post with one of the following category headers.


Preparing land- converting lawn to crops, sheet mulching, no-till farming, reclaiming wooded land for farm use, soil and fertility building, and use of animals to convert land.

Preparing to farm- Evaluating your resources, basic infrastructure, and tools.

Dealing with the cold- use of greenhouses, cold frames, tunnels, floating row covers, compost as a heat source, solar, wind, biochar for soil fertility and for heating, heat storage with thermal mass and phase change material.

Animals- Chickens, cattle, fish, and pigs

Nutrient building, recycling, and retention- composting, vermiculture, mushrooms, maggot culture, aqueous single cell proteins and their utilization, and integrated food production systems.

Harvest time- Using what you produce, storing it, food safety, and favorite recipes

Church and agriculture- Ideas for use in soup kitchens, church use ideas, food production systems as a teaching tool, and training for mission work