Held in the Arms of Snow
By Rachel Field, Heartberry Hollow Farm & Forest - March 22, 2023 Farming is, in a large part, simply a series of logistical challenges....
By Rachel Field, Heartberry Hollow Farm & Forest - March 22, 2023 Farming is, in a large part, simply a series of logistical challenges....
Walking the hillside trails this winter each day has become a practice in the interplay between love and stature. The hill, which seemed...
We spend a lot of time working slowly, intentionally, with inner stillness so that we can hear that “still small voice” of the Divine...
Jonathan and I seem to move at two entirely different speeds around the homestead. He will be lost in a project for hours only to emerge...
Dear Beloved, Moving through our fourth growing season on the land, we’ve been grounded and centered enough in our hillside community of...
There’s a beautiful verse from the hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” that describes Jesus’ blood leaving his body as “sorrow and...
At the beginning of July we were invited to participate in a garden tour for the town of Roxbury and we spent the better part of a week...
By Maureen Lucas (St Peter's Milford CT) I was recently at a retreat in the woods, having met up with another church who wanted to...
I find it easy to believe that I can love the earth. That is natural, available, and feels comfortable. I remember the first time someone...
I remember having a brief exchange with a vegan acquaintance at an online gathering about cows and motherhood. She commented to me that...
There is an emergent beauty in spring that luxuriates in the space between what is known and what hasn’t yet been dreamed. The apples,...
Those of you following us on social media have been with us as we've walked through a tumultuous and painful few months with our horses...
This week marks the second year of life on the farm. We've been amazed again and again by the generosity of this land. The reciprocity...
You can't lie to a horse. This is what I've heard over and over from the various teachers and mentors who are considered "expert...
As we move past the winter solstice and are firmly rooted in the season of darkness I find myself turning in to a posture of...
Six months ago, we knew what we were signing up for. Well....we thought we did. That's when we decided to bring home three hilarious,...
Looking for a local, organic, carbon neutral way to get your dairy? We're proud to announce that we have a few spots open for joining our...
We decided to take the plunge! Our small farm now has 900 pounds of sassy, curious, and loving Jersey cow named Mocha. Mocha's Story We...
All of our experience with the homestead has been under a heavy blanket of snow. As the snow melts we have the chance to meet the soil...