tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post7943979901776896572..comments2024-01-03T20:47:19.350-05:00Comments on Longest Acres Blog: 45 pages this morningkatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-13488260008684922252012-08-08T13:34:31.839-04:002012-08-08T13:34:31.839-04:00I just found your blog, and wanted to thank you fo...I just found your blog, and wanted to thank you for your lovely, honest writing. I relate: "runofthemill to doubt and fear a life that everyone you have met has told you will be as hard and tiring as it is rewarding and nourishing." I'll certainly be back to read more.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10898758395476932882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-41050130715361712502012-08-03T12:18:23.230-04:002012-08-03T12:18:23.230-04:00I work for a restaurant called The Harvest Table i...I work for a restaurant called The Harvest Table in Meadowview, VA. My boss' wife, Barbara Kingsolver, happens to be a best selling author! You may have heard of her of even read some of her books. One in particular you would be interested in is <i> Animal, Vegetable, Miracle </i>. The restaurant has its own farm, which is where we get all of the veggies for the menu. The book tells of how Barbara, Steven and their 2 girls split their time between Southwest, Va and Arizona. How they started the farm and restaurant, living frugally etc ... I think you and Nick, both, will enjoy the read! Thank you for this blog ... I'm a true follower!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-20250247023587302962012-08-02T16:53:03.771-04:002012-08-02T16:53:03.771-04:00Hi Kate!
Just wanted to say that it's really g...Hi Kate!<br />Just wanted to say that it's really great reading your blog. Thank you for sharing your stories and pictures. Always makes me so happy to read your posts. <br />Greetings from Finland to Nick and all your lovely animals!<br />Best wishes,<br />Anni (your reader from Finland)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-63805667173281157512012-08-02T16:27:34.803-04:002012-08-02T16:27:34.803-04:00love this post!
I am finishing A Walk in the Wood...love this post! <br />I am finishing A Walk in the Woods and about to pick up Wild. It's on my nightstand, ready to be read.pom.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01586426633612449976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-1266173046721879582012-08-02T14:25:24.181-04:002012-08-02T14:25:24.181-04:00Although I don't own a farm like you, I share ...Although I don't own a farm like you, I share similar worries and anxieties about my life. It is comforting to read your words and know that we all have worries and concerns, whatever they might be about, and it reminds me at I time when I need reminding that we are all only human after all.<br /><br />Take care xXxCharliehttp://eattheearth.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-78484016437436136752012-08-02T13:13:58.381-04:002012-08-02T13:13:58.381-04:00I only have 3 acres and have already had these fee...I only have 3 acres and have already had these feelings so I can only imagine. <br /><br />Learning through experience is the only thing that helps me with the uncertainty. It will come with time. You are already doing it :)Aye Two Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954670607492618485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-9452125158788157052012-08-02T11:51:24.482-04:002012-08-02T11:51:24.482-04:00I love reading about your adventures and especiall...I love reading about your adventures and especially your reflections like this. I've been following your blog for awhile, but this is the first comment I've left. Keep it up. You guys are inspirational, your writing is sublime, and your photos are magical. Thanks for sharing!Jocelynhttp://www.thefarmforlifeproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-67803309956185834442012-08-02T10:30:38.861-04:002012-08-02T10:30:38.861-04:00When i read "i have this subconscious belief ...When i read "i have this subconscious belief that if i own the books the knowledge will transfer by proxy and i will feel secure in this endeavor" I smiled as I thought I was the only one who felt this way. I suspect that there is always a sense of unknowing (doubt,fear) during the whole ride on this spinning orbHopefully, you just get more comfortable with it.So glad you didn't quit the blog Again! - A from MarinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-43364656995921467012012-08-02T09:46:52.327-04:002012-08-02T09:46:52.327-04:00@hubert, thank god i don't have another job ;)...@hubert, thank god i don't have another job ;)<br />@amy, that sounds like an awesome trip you have coming up! relish in the opprotunity to learn from so different farmers!<br /><br />@ heather, great site! thank you! what a beautiful looking school.<br /><br />@angela and jess, so happy to hear about more women making the move to farming<br /><br />@tania, where in eastern australia? <br /><br />@sue, thanks for relating :)<br /><br />so glad others are enjoying "Wild"katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049595707161522917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-567755582612469672012-08-02T04:36:08.151-04:002012-08-02T04:36:08.151-04:00I used to read a lot when I was in High school but...I used to read a lot when I was in High school but once I went to college it stopped. I didn't have enough time anymore and it really made me sad.. Now (I'm still in college) I try to read at least one book a month... they have become a luxury too!<br /><br />I got 'Wild' last month to and I can't wait to read it!sweet harvest moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694857926050552450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-15055882259535587352012-08-02T01:59:39.447-04:002012-08-02T01:59:39.447-04:00the grass is always greener! I'm heading off o...the grass is always greener! I'm heading off on a part- backpacking-part-farm-volunteering trip to europe and at the moment I'm not even excited- I'm sitting at home NOT packing and looking at local farms for sale! things will look up :)amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17516603862235058576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-16090125716497181172012-08-02T01:48:40.714-04:002012-08-02T01:48:40.714-04:00beautiful writing, as always!beautiful writing, as always!stefanie hurtadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00467994182543486646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-91262894802048345122012-08-01T22:02:15.852-04:002012-08-01T22:02:15.852-04:00I read somewhere once that a major source of depre...I read somewhere once that a major source of depression is blog reading because it makes us feel so inadequate; today, your honesty and candor rebuffed that notion. It is sometimes nice to hear what "real life" is in the blogosphere, not just pretty pictures with even prettier words. So, thanks for being honest and sharing your uncertainties, doubts, and fears. Many bright days ahead in your journey...Meghttp://cocoonofchaos.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-42092135159092589252012-08-01T20:55:44.005-04:002012-08-01T20:55:44.005-04:00forget about the east coast of australia, the crow...forget about the east coast of australia, the crowds would drive you nuts...<br /><br />-hubert.<br /><br />ps<br />it could be worse. <br />you could have a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-77177047788253365702012-08-01T20:23:56.433-04:002012-08-01T20:23:56.433-04:00Hi there, I`ve been enjoying your blog for some mo...Hi there, I`ve been enjoying your blog for some months now. My husband and I live in Japan, but we`re planning to return home and start farming ourselves. I was first drawn to your blog by your elegant words in defense of the lifestyle to well meaning family and friends who express the obvious doubts. But it is just as reassuring and helpful to hear about the hardships and the doubts you experience. It`s a comfort to hear about the troubles along with the blessings. And in some, perhaps strange, way it is comforting to know that the doubts I have about getting started are the doubts that continue once one has. From where I stand, your writing at once justifies my doubts and makes them feel like a natural part of farming - that it is normal to contend with such feelings. Thank you for that.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644357297423687671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-83967292602782470392012-08-01T19:58:36.888-04:002012-08-01T19:58:36.888-04:00Books are my luxury too. Though we are not farming...Books are my luxury too. Though we are not farming and only on a single acre (and would love to have more so we could try the real thing), sometimes I do wonder if we are just making life harder. There is no real right answer though.<br />Funnily I grew up in a quiet town on the east coast of Australia with a family that surfed. And I do long to return to that sometimes :)Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00123593037593548003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-42034621797933600612012-08-01T19:34:20.583-04:002012-08-01T19:34:20.583-04:00I think reading something that has nothing to do w...I think reading something that has nothing to do with your life is a smart tonic. I'm so SURE that the doubt can get easier, whether the farming does or not. One of the best things I did after I bought my little one acre was to go to Quillisascut Farm School. At the time, it seemed really silly and indulgent, since I'm not actually trying to farm, just grow a few things and live in the middle of farmland while working elsewhere to support my place. I definitely learned some things, got to meet a bunch of people living off one kind of farming or another in Eastern Washington, but honestly, the best part about it was hearing about how they built Quillisascut up over the years from nothing. That has really stayed with me. I don't have the same goals, but I do want to feel like my home and little piece of land gets better over the years, and it helped a lot to hear from folks who had been at the whole endeavor for a while, started with very little and have ended up with something pretty wonderful.<br /><br />Here's more about them if you're interested::<br />http://quillisascut.com/Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07582638886964370900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-15670195309290976332012-08-01T19:26:16.317-04:002012-08-01T19:26:16.317-04:00I definitely feel the same doubts and uncertainty,...I definitely feel the same doubts and uncertainty, it if hard hard hard. I am also as lucky to have a wonderful mean to hold me together. Lets hope this will pass.luna acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17086476036817291123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-53801285483957340112012-08-01T19:20:22.506-04:002012-08-01T19:20:22.506-04:00such a realistic and wonderful post! I am in the ...such a realistic and wonderful post! I am in the middle of moving 3500 km to a 10 acre farm that we are renting. And in the midst of wondering about livestock (we've only raised chickens and rabbits before), I am also reading about hiking the PCT, a spark igniting to hike a trail alone, for along time. Not sure where that spark all fits in, but I'm storing it in the recesses of my heart for another time, when wanderlust strikes again. Take care. Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930686875882428495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-29282656032152493292012-08-01T16:53:22.694-04:002012-08-01T16:53:22.694-04:00Oh I know the feeling so well.
When we first star...Oh I know the feeling so well.<br /><br />When we first started this lifestyle, we kept one page ahead of the animals development and needs, and yet oh so soon we fell to one page behind.<br /><br />The books tell you how to do it all, they just don't tell you how to find the time to do it all.<br /><br />I understand, I sympathise. It does get better, sometimes we have to learn the hard way, but we do learn.<br /><br />Take refuge in the warmth of the bed when you can, I did.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6281069965301856533.post-13311890078943420962012-08-01T16:15:14.966-04:002012-08-01T16:15:14.966-04:00I just finished one of those (Wild) am in the midd...I just finished one of those (Wild) am in the middle of another (Asparagus) and have a third (Oliver's poems) sitting on my desk. I too now want to hike the PCT solo or at least in a small pack. Love your taste in books and the beautiful glimpse you give us into your life via your blog. <br /><br />Wishing you peace. I think it will get easier, and of it doesn't, you will know what to do. <br /><br />Love from California. <br /><br />-HannahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com