Field Notes
No One Is Watching Us Dance
A reflection on doing the right thing, staying open to being wrong, and learning to live with a little more freedom. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing what we believe....
No One Is Watching Us Dance
A reflection on doing the right thing, staying open to being wrong, and learning to live with a little more freedom. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing what we believe....
The Part I Play
Real change starts when we stop only naming the problems around us and begin noticing the part we play in keeping them alive. In this reflection, I look at waste,...
The Part I Play
Real change starts when we stop only naming the problems around us and begin noticing the part we play in keeping them alive. In this reflection, I look at waste,...
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...