I surfed over the The Des Moines Register this morning and read a story that really warmed my heart. A Farm is Born is a story about Ethan Book, a man who wanted to become a farmer. Ethan and his wife Becca have established a small farm in south-central Iowa where they raise grass-fed beef, [...]
Category Archives: Relationship Farming
Lamb of God
December 24, 2007 – 7:57 am
We have had a bottle lamb in our home for the past couple of weeks. Her name is Nollie. (She was named after Corrie ten Boom‘s sister.) We aren’t quite sure if she will make it. It usually works out that when a neighbor gives you a bottle lamb, it is the smallest out of [...]
Can I Do It?
October 27, 2007 – 8:45 am
I recently finished reading Joel Salatin’s latest book, Everything I Want To Do Is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front . This book illustrates how government regulation favors Big Agriculture and limits what is possible for small-scale farming. Most of what is big today, started as a small-scale farming idea. Regulatory barriers to [...]
Fight The Good Fight
April 29, 2007 – 9:30 am
We have been a customer of Azure Standard, for about a year, since they established a route through Iowa. We have enjoyed and benefited from their products and great service. Our delivery is made by a husband and wife driving team. The team, Gary and Sandy Larson, are now in a fight with their local [...]
Starting Point
July 30, 2006 – 4:34 pm
I have started this website, Free to Farm, as a place to discuss the erosion of our freedoms as farmers and ranchers. In particular, NAIS, the National Animal Identification System. I am in my mid-forties, with a dream to raise my family on a farm. I am also a Christian, with the desire to obey [...]