Dec 15, 2020 | Blog, Environment, Of Interest
I love my cows. Over the years I’ve learned how they can be part of a vibrant ecosystem and play a role in it! Yes, a vibrant ecosystem. For Beginning Farmer Magazine I’ve written about making sure they have water and how my Longhorns will graze in burned areas...
Dec 8, 2020 | Of Interest
It is crucial for any business to be aware of and ready to react to circumstances out of their control, and art museums are no exception. In the uncertain era of COVID-19, many of our nation’s mid-sized museums face an existential threat, as visitors can no longer...
Oct 12, 2020 | Of Interest
Allergies, particularly food allergies, range from annoying to life threatening. But it doesn’t have to be that way. I spend a good portion of my time considering the ways to manage Coal Creek Farm in environmentally friendly and healthy ways. Invasive species,...
Sep 24, 2020 | Of Interest
This is a beautiful story about art history, religion and getting along. A German abbey hired legend Gerhard Richter to design new stain glass windows for the abbey. Stain glass is a very old art form and combining it with a contemporary legend’s design was bound to...
Sep 17, 2020 | Of Interest
There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about art during COVID. No less a genius than Andrew Lloyd Wright has urged England’s government that the arts are “at a point of no return” as urged them to allow theaters to reopen. Actors and directors and all that work with them...
Sep 10, 2020 | Of Interest
At our Cumberland Plateau farm we have dual goals of profitability and environmental restoration. We’ve been working with the Southeastern Grasslands Initiative to restore native landscapes including savannahs. We believe that the restoration of habitat will bring...