Modern Stewardship
A Blog from Studio Hill
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The Vermont Regenerative Agriculture Certification Program
Read More…: The Vermont Regenerative Agriculture Certification ProgramFINAL UPDATE: Friday, February 26th, 2016 I received word this afternoon that the Vermont Senate Committee on Agriculture has decided to table the bill for this session. I was given no more details than that. Sad news for the day, to be sure. But the future is bright! Throughout this process we’ve learned that support…
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2015 Winter Lamb Harvest Pickup
Read More…: 2015 Winter Lamb Harvest PickupHi everyone! We will be picking up the lamb orders from the butcher on Wednesday morning. Yesterday, Cally and I went and saw the meat hanging in the coolers…and it looks wonderful. I have no doubt we’ll have some tasty lamb chops for the holidays.
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Successful (and Somber) Winter Lamb Harvest
Read More…: Successful (and Somber) Winter Lamb HarvestWe feel incredibly fortunate to be able to do the work we do here at Studio Hill. We love the land, we love the work, we love the adventure, and we really love the animals. As you already know, we take great care in making sure that all the animals we bring to the farm…
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Regenerative Agriculture and the Dawn of Planetary Engineering
Read More…: Regenerative Agriculture and the Dawn of Planetary EngineeringRegenerative agriculture is the dawn of planetary engineering. And that’s great news for the future of the planet. Here’s how I know. We have five hay fields on our farm. They are the kind of rolling, green, and gorgeous fields that are typical across Vermont’s pastoral green mountains. All five of the fields have been…
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Poem: The Farming Father
Read More…: Poem: The Farming FatherThis poem is, of course, a (poor) tribute to Wendell Berry’s “The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer.”
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First Videos of First Successful Haying for the Year
Read More…: First Videos of First Successful Haying for the YearDespite Saturday’s rain, we were able to dry the 11ish acres of hay we had down. It turned out to be thicker than we expected and cleaner than we hoped for after the rain. Overall, it was a successful haying: clean hay, no machines broke down, and no one got hurt. With the help of…
