The soil, or dirt as we call it, is where the “raw” nutrients are found that become food for the plant. The soil also provides a structure to support the roots and the plant. But dirt (soil), is not just dirt. “Soil types are categorized by the size and percentage of particles they contain. The …
The Farm: The Essential Role of Water.
Plants are about 80-95% water and need water for multiple reasons.” Carleton College Water provides: “A common trigger for seed germination. Transport nutrients from the soil into and throughout the plant. Photosynthesis, how plants make their own food. Structure, plant cells expand, which contributes to the plant's form and function, including helping the plant stand …
Lesson From The Farm: The Essential Role of Air
One of the unique ways God designed His creation was through His unique relationships & balances. Plants must have carbon dioxide to live while animals must have oxygen to live. Only God would design a system that required co-dependence. Plants take in carbon dioxide and give off oxygen and animals take in oxygen and give …
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The Farm: The Essential Role of the Sun.
On the surface the “Lessons from The Farm” reveal a simple application to life, we will always harvest what we plant. But underneath, it’s a very complex system of details, balances & synchronization. Over the next few TGN’s I will attempt to highlight each of the 5 Essentials of the Farm: The Sun, Air, Water, …
The Needles Don’t Lie
A beautiful, knitted shawl, a warm hat or unique socks don't just happen...they are made by intentional hands following a precise pattern, using specific yarn, needles, type of stitch…and many hours of loving work. In other words, it’s a process. A process, that unless a person knits, they have no idea a pair of socks …
Glasses & Hearing Aids Go On Before I Get Up
I have been wearing glasses since I was in the 5th grade, about 65 years. I have been wearing hearing aids for over 12 years. Both "helpers" enable me to see & hear the beautiful things I would otherwise miss. They are the first & last part of my day. I am Blessed to have …
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Civil Defense
Growing up in the 1960's was interesting. It was a time of potential nuclear attack. In our small town of Hamburg (population 2,500), we had two “Official” Civil Defense shelters, the Post Office and the County Courthouse, that would shelter 200 people. This was the national strategy. Every community and school had a Civil Defense …
It Sounded True But…
It was mid-August 1968 in one of my Basic Training classes. The class was composed of two training groups of 50 young men each, Flight 217 & 218. We had our next assignment and with only weeks away from graduation, we thought we knew life in the military. Then, a stone-faced Sergeant walked into the …
Basic Facts of the Farm
God's orchestrating ability never ceases to amaze me. One Sunday morning in August before Covid, I was greeting at church with a man I only knew as Bob. I knew Bob was a farmer, so I said, “Bob, I guess you are getting your combines in the shop preparing them for harvest…replacing the beater bars …
Puppies & People
It dawned on me as I stood in the rain with our new dachshund puppy, Lizzy-Farrar, how much I have in common with her. In short week we have had her, she is still learning to mess (pee & poop) in the yard & not in the house, that gnawing on the electrical cord cannot …
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