We were recently interviewed by a local paper. I hadn’t linked since I assumed this was a local “thing” but then I got a call from a woman in Oregon yesterday. Apparently it went out into the world a fair ways! The article is here.

The very nice woman wanted to pick my brain about income potential on the farm. At the moment I know more about feeding very cute, but not very fiscally advantageous, critters. I know about husbands who are working ridiculous hours and trying to squeeze fencing and farm chores into their spare moments. I don’t know so much about wildly successfull fulltime homestead ventures. I did get a great article from my friend Barb today, however, showing that there ARE folks out there making a profit in unexpected ways. Think a one acre rented garden plot. Think your backyard, minus sod. Think $56,000 gross income for one enterprising gentleman. I kid you not. It’s called Spinfarming and it is a variation of the intensive, square foot gardening concept.

While you are thinking of these farmers say a prayer for the Colorado ranchers battling grass fires tonight. As the sun set over the Peak tonight all we could see was a wall of red haze. Over a thousand acres have burned so far and they will likely be at this a while. Folks are being evacuated in more than one area.