Field Notes
Built to Thrive Without Me
Built to Thrive Without Me is a reflection on fatherhood, business, soil health, and the deeper goal behind Iowa Worm Farm: not creating dependence, but helping living systems become more...
Built to Thrive Without Me
Built to Thrive Without Me is a reflection on fatherhood, business, soil health, and the deeper goal behind Iowa Worm Farm: not creating dependence, but helping living systems become more...
A Healthy Lawn and a Beautiful Lawn Are Not Opp...
For most of my life, I assumed a beautiful lawn required fertilizer, herbicides, and the usual four-step program. Over time, my own yard taught me something different: a healthy lawn...
A Healthy Lawn and a Beautiful Lawn Are Not Opp...
For most of my life, I assumed a beautiful lawn required fertilizer, herbicides, and the usual four-step program. Over time, my own yard taught me something different: a healthy lawn...
I Can Do Hard Things
The water isn’t really the point. A reflection on cold plunge, resistance, and the quiet courage it takes to keep moving through hard things.
I Can Do Hard Things
The water isn’t really the point. A reflection on cold plunge, resistance, and the quiet courage it takes to keep moving through hard things.
Before You Add More
A reflection on waste, soil, and the human habit of adding more before understanding what’s already there. Sometimes doing the right thing means slowing the sale down, testing first, and...
Before You Add More
A reflection on waste, soil, and the human habit of adding more before understanding what’s already there. Sometimes doing the right thing means slowing the sale down, testing first, and...
Small Action Still Matters
A reflection on how easy it is to focus on what other people should be doing—and how much better life feels when we return to what we can actually control....
Small Action Still Matters
A reflection on how easy it is to focus on what other people should be doing—and how much better life feels when we return to what we can actually control....
Brave Enough for the Next Step
Getting ready for my first worm bin workshop has me thinking about bravery, perfectionism, and what I want my kids to see when life feels uncertain. Fear is real, but...
Brave Enough for the Next Step
Getting ready for my first worm bin workshop has me thinking about bravery, perfectionism, and what I want my kids to see when life feels uncertain. Fear is real, but...