Agriculture

I have been thinking about going fishing lately, even though the fish are not biting. As some like to say, “a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.” The idea is to stay [...]

The most recent articles written by the Durango Herald. Plague or boon is nothing new to the life cycle of the prairie dog. The prairie dog has been studied at length. They are “cute little [...]

The death of one calf when you only have a few can mean the difference between profit and loss. It’s even more difficult when that death could have potentially been prevented. This year I lost [...]

Get a jump on the spring season  and prepare your garden, cleaning up and composting dead plants. Sow winter hardy plants such as spinach and lettuces and cover with clear plastic fitted over PVC [...]

Finding joy… gardening feeds your mind, body and spirit. Look with optimism towards Spring, be grateful for and generous with the bounty of today. Enjoy the aerial acrobatics of the [...]

Food concerns. I produce cows, not many, but always one for harvest and one or two for sale. On this beautiful morning I was out doing my chores and I was checking irrigation dams for the [...]

As I was thinking about the garden at Mira Ranch, I was trying to come up with one word which would describe my garden. RECALCITRANT. Why it is that despite all of its unruly behavior I still [...]

Spend time outside to replenish the mind and soul. Observe, discover and be joyful, respectful and resourceful. Create a small sustainable garden so that we can be as self sufficient as possible. [...]

Today I am thinking about the memberships to my local LaPlata Electric Association, Florida Ditch Company, and my local Farmers Coop As a rural electric member of the Laplate Electric Association [...]