Iowa Farm Companion Archives - Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/category/iowa-farm-companion/ At Home on Earth Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:13:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://bluedotliving.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-Bluedot_site-icon-32x32.png Iowa Farm Companion Archives - Bluedot Living https://bluedotliving.com/category/iowa-farm-companion/ 32 32 New Year, New Projects, New Inspiration https://bluedotliving.com/new-year-new-projects-new-inspiration/ https://bluedotliving.com/new-year-new-projects-new-inspiration/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2024 21:17:38 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=17058 This story contains affiliate links. If you purchase a product through one of our links, we may earn a commission, essentially a small digital finder’s fee. These commissions help us fund the valuable journalism that you see on Bluedot. Thank you for supporting us! It’s amazing we’re already getting the farm spun up for a […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/new-year-new-projects-new-inspiration/feed/ 0 A Time for Reflection https://bluedotliving.com/a-time-for-reflection/ https://bluedotliving.com/a-time-for-reflection/#comments Wed, 06 Dec 2023 20:40:29 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=16099 Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth; we fully expected to be up to our knees in snow by now, but the weather has been unseasonably warm and dry.  For the past four months, we’ve been trekking to and from our little farm twice a day to let the birds out in the morning, […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/a-time-for-reflection/feed/ 2 From the G to the R to the Attitude https://bluedotliving.com/from-the-g-to-the-r-to-the-attitude/ https://bluedotliving.com/from-the-g-to-the-r-to-the-attitude/#respond Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:22:16 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=14508 Hello, November! October frosts failed to kill off our pepper plants, so we’re thankful for some of the sweetest fruits of the season. In my humble opinion, the plants that survive the first frost are doubly fortunate, because they’re still alive, and they no longer have to struggle with high daytime temperatures, weed pressure, or […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/from-the-g-to-the-r-to-the-attitude/feed/ 0 A Busy Fall at Halfacre Farms https://bluedotliving.com/a-busy-fall-at-halfacre-farms/ https://bluedotliving.com/a-busy-fall-at-halfacre-farms/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:36:21 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=13750 The Iowa Farm Companion is a regular feature, written by Joe Villines, who operates Halfacre Farms in Iowa with his wife Lydia. The two are dedicated to living lightly on the planet and we’re delighted their sharing their sustainable practices — and great photos — with Bluedot readers. We’re on our third summer here in […]

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]]> https://bluedotliving.com/a-busy-fall-at-halfacre-farms/feed/ 0 A Growing Half-Acre https://bluedotliving.com/a-growing-half-acre/ https://bluedotliving.com/a-growing-half-acre/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:34:36 +0000 https://bluedotliving.com/?p=12259 The Iowa Farm Companion will be a regular feature, written by Joe Villines, who operates Halfacre Farms in Iowa with his wife Lydia. The two are dedicated to living lightly on the planet and we’re delighted their sharing their sustainable practices — and great photos — with Bluedot readers. Halfacre Farms began in the fall […]

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