"There's gold, and it's haunting and haunting;It's luring me on as of old;Yet it isn't the gold that I'm wantingSo much as just finding the gold." -Robert Service, from 'The Spell of the Yukon." "Hey Marc. Chris. Check this out." I gestured into the murk of a thick subalpine fir and …
Cows, Concrete, and Carbon
Soil Carbon Coalition founder, Peter Donovan, after giving a conference lecture on soil health, stepped out of the conference room. Before he could think about coffee or the restroom, a farmer stopped him in the hallway. "What is the fastest way to get carbon into my soils?" Peter thought for a …
Ode to the Belle
Dear Friends Sometimes saying goodbye to an old friend is just the right thing. It was one of those winter afternoons where I was walking through the cattle earlier this week, and it had spit snow all day. The wind was up a little, and the breeze was sharpening, as the sun finally crept out …
A Christmas Card from Zeke LaRue
It's coming to dusk, and the two parallel halos of headlight illuminate the beginnings of a snow flurry lilting to the pavement as we pass through the hamlet of Elk Bend, Idaho. It's Caryl and I, and we're taking it slow on the 200-plus curves of US Highway 93, as it wends its way upward and onward …
On that Night of Noel
There's a magic of that night before Christmas. You know what I mean; there's like this palpable feeling--a spirit of expectation, of joy in that evening. It's beautiful. Glenn wrote this several years ago on winter solstice. We can't remember if we sent it to you--it wasn't in the blog archives. …
The Way of Human, Horse, and Hay
Dear Friends. "Pet." I looked at her as I spoke, and the mare's ears rotated back as she heard her name. In response, the big Belgian leaned forward into the great leather collar, conveying true horse power to the thick cowhide tugs behind her. There was a brief jingle at the beginning of the …