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“DON’T TREAD ON ME!” PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 28, 2009

The following article comes from a book entitles, “Got a Minute?” written by Bill Smith and used by permission; I thought some of my readers might appreciate this bit of good advise.

All students of American history are acquainted with the slogan that arose during the American Revolution: “Don’t Tread On Me!” These strong words were embossed, along with a frightening likeness of a coiled snake, on the flags that were carried into battle by our gallant ancestors who gained America’s freedom from the British. I recommend this flag be possessed, and carried, by every Christian today!

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Farming Practices PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Good farming practices require that we believe in the future. Our soils are a precious but perishable asset on our farms, and can be improved or impoverished. Thinking in the long term helps.
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Rain PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I won’t complain about the rain. It takes a bit of imagination to farm without irrigation. The rain that’s coming down will soak deep into the ground, and the humus will save it for later to give to our ‘maters and ‘taters. The summer crops are willing and able to take advantage of a full water table.
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IDENTIFYING THE REAL ENEMY PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Please read and consider carefully the following viewpoints. The truth is, they are not really viewpoints. They are facts. Read it and weep. The freedom you save may be your own. Former President George Bush and Congress established Home Land Security for the express purpose of protecting this Nation from Muslim terrorists, and for the following four years we had not one terrorist incident in the United States. But Home Land Security has apparently decided to go in another direction.
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Cold Frames PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
New cold frames have sprouted up near the garden and are now full of seeds. Like many new things on this farm, they look old. The window sashes are old, I got them real cheep at farm auctions. The design is old, too, I remember this style when I was a kid, and it is commonly depicted in old farming and gardening books.
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