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Autumn on the Koyukuk
September 14, 2013 Late fall. Not often does mid-September come along—the autumnal equinox still a good week away, and the trees and shrubs are fully expressing their gold’s and red’s and giving some serious thought to dropping their leaves altogether, and I get to watch. Really, it has only happened once before. Four years ago…
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A Glass of Green Pepper-Strawberry Gene Splice Juice
August 25, 2013 Last spring a farmer in Oregon sprayed his field with Roundup, a glyphosate weedkiller. The weeds died but tufts of wheat in the field did not. After getting in with a weed scientist from Oregon State University all hell broke loose. In the beginning, no one really thought this wheat could be…
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Summer Coffee
August 19, 2013 It is Monday and there are no folk at the Farm. After a summer of Learning and Serving groups it seems a little lonely. Well, being an introverted sort, maybe lonely isn’t the right word. But there is something about walking out of your home each morning with a cup of coffee…
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A Time To Talk
August 1, 2013 The following is a note penned by Bill Running Wolf after the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Assembly. Osiyo Ditsadanvtli a le Ditsadalvi, This past week in Orlando, Florida resolution GA-1324 Reflection on Christian Theology and Polity, the Christian Doctrine of Discovery, and the Indigenous Voice was brought before the General…
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When Justice Is On The Back Forty, Is It Justice?
July 29, 2013 When you’re baling at 3am on a Sunday morning and when everything is going right—no breakdowns, no mis-ties, no plug-ups—one has time to think. With half a moon lighting the morning sky and casting shadows off the hay windrows, I recalled Wednesday’s conversation. With a dozen folk sitting in the garden, the…
Chewing the Cud 