Category Archives: Brie

I love big pictures, overall goals, and discussing big ideas. I’m an idealist. It’s one of the best characteristics I got from my dad (hi, Dad!). I also love details, reason, and the sense of accomplishment in getting done what needs to be done. So I can be pragmatic, too. (Thanks for that, Mom!) One … Read the Rest

Let me start off by saying I can’t actually whistle. Never have been able. But I do think it’s important to have a little song in your heart while you work! This past weekend I took care of my friends’ farm while they were out of town, and noticed that I had certain songs I’d … Read the Rest

One month from today I will be in charge of getting dinner on the table each weeknight for upwards of 20 people. I am completely beside myself with excitement! And terror! I’m grateful I was able to apprentice with last year’s farm cook and see what goes into feeding lots of hungry farmhands each night. … Read the Rest

“A thing requires practice, while a device invites consumption.” Matthew B. Crawford

I’m currently reading The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka. I find myself having to read it in small doses – the wisdom in its pages is worth taking some time with, allowing my head and heart to take it all in. Here are some of my favorite quotes so far: Food and medicine are not … Read the Rest

If I were to come to your house today, and pull up a chair at your kitchen table, this is probably what I’d tell you about. Here are the random things on my mind today: Blame it on my southern California, flip-flops-in-every-season upbringing – but if I were to have a choice, I’d probably go … Read the Rest

Ever had one of those days? A day where you just need to hit something? I’m taking great delight in a little side project I’ve been given here at the farm – splitting logs to make fence posts. It’s great exercise, makes me feel strong, and tuckers me out. Not to mention that it’s productive, … Read the Rest

Driving back from the post office yesterday, I casually glanced over to the neighboring yard that ordinarily holds about a dozen goats…but this time, there were some new additions! I can’t help myself from finding them utterly endearing. From what I’ve heard, goats have got hilarious personalities and raising them certainly keeps you on your … Read the Rest