Field Notes

The Detour and the Way Back

The Detour and the Way Back

I left the farm, chased work, and pushed my body too hard. Fatherhood forced me to face what I was carrying inside—and start finding a way back.

The Detour and the Way Back

I left the farm, chased work, and pushed my body too hard. Fatherhood forced me to face what I was carrying inside—and start finding a way back.

The Bucket That Changed Everything

The Bucket That Changed Everything

My dad showed up with a drilled 5-gallon bucket and a thousand red wigglers. I didn’t want them. Leo did. And a watermelon trick a few months later changed everything.

The Bucket That Changed Everything

My dad showed up with a drilled 5-gallon bucket and a thousand red wigglers. I didn’t want them. Leo did. And a watermelon trick a few months later changed everything.