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Runamuk Acres

Self-reliance as resistance, not as aesthetic. Practical skills and honest dispatches from a working farm in western Maine.

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How Corporate Greed Controls Our Food

Helen Freeman joins Talking Dirt to break down corporate control of the food system—the math on UK potato chips, lobbying, and the subsidies big ag doesn't need.

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Fall Planting for Winter Eating and Spring Harvest

Real Zone 4 sow-by dates for what's still worth planting—some for winter eating, some for an early spring harvest.

No Going Back Now

A truckload of manure, three empty plots, and the real math behind why I can't afford to stop farming right now.

Using Storytelling to Grow Your Farm Business

I financed this farm with a mailing list and the truth. David McIlroy and I talk storytelling as a real income tool for farmers. 🎙️

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What I Let Men Talk Me Out Of

A quarter-acre garden, an antique tractor, a peeling sign—the real cost of every time I set my own knowledge aside to keep the peace.

Cultivating Wildlife Sanctuary at Home or on the Farm

You don't need a farm to build wildlife sanctuary—Robin Motzer on where to start with a quarter acre and no training.

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August Office Hours Replay

Bread in the kitchen, a barn ramp my neighbor saved me from, and a new collaboration taking shape with Somerset Woods Trustees. Paid subscribers only.

What Happens to the Farm When the Kids Grow Up

The farms that survive are the ones where families communicate and learn to adapt. Real strategies for farm succession.

Read-Aloud: A World of My Creation

The season's only half over and it's already been a lot. Here's what's happening at Runamuk this week.

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A World of My Creation

A garden at golden hour, a season half over, and everything that's happened since my last update—divorce, bread, and a free fridge included.

You Don't Need to Can to Fill a Pantry

Five days, five methods, zero canning pots. The Anti-Canning Preservation Sprint is live now—$25, straight to your inbox.