Rambles

Aug 18, 2017
2 min

Apple Pie & Fireflies

Summer apples will always be my favorite. The summer I was 12 we moved to a small rural town in southern Illinois to live near family,...

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Farmer Stepheni

Aug 11, 2017
2 min

Making Memories

We got engaged the summer I was preparing to deploy, most of our military friends were pushing us to elope and get extra money during...

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Farmer Stepheni

Aug 4, 2017
2 min

Community over Convenience

I woke up thinking about Suzie's Farm and other small business, when as a society do we choose community over convenience? - or more...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jul 28, 2017
2 min

Evening Work & Missed Expectations

This week has been a whirlwind.... Monday in New Orleans finishing out a week long conference and a squeezed in family trip. Our first...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jul 21, 2017
2 min

Finger Quotes

Yesterday reminded me of the old adage about judging books .... At least a few times a month we are reminded that there are no "real...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jul 14, 2017
1 min

Celebrate Good Times!

Selfishly July is one of my favorite months... its my birthday month (whoohoo! trust me I celebrate ALL Month!) and one I share with a...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jun 30, 2017
1 min

Pursuit of Happiness

When Mike & I daydreamed of our forever home, we made a long list of obnoxious "house of the rich and famous" wants. We just must have 6...

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Suzette Smiley

Jun 28, 2017
2 min

Spotlight Series: CalAgrAbility

Sara Wat at CalAgrAbility information booth. This is the first in a series of blogs highlighting organizations whose mission is to...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jun 23, 2017
1 min

Slay It

*Yawn* it seems like I start everyday thinking about how I can get a little better at "it". Not life, just the day; 1 day. A little more...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jun 16, 2017
1 min

MMMMMs, OHHHHs & AWEs

As much as I love summer, I have to admit June Gloom is usually my morning wake up. Mist and haze clouding my morning coffee. But today!...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jun 9, 2017
1 min

Sunshine & Celebration

I love this time of year. First day of summer is right around the corner, the sun rises early and sets late, the beginning and end of our...

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Farmer Stepheni

Jun 3, 2017
1 min

The Year That Flew By

This time last year I was giddy and nervous to start our first farm stand at Machete Beer House. Neither Mike nor I are sales people,...

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Farmer Stepheni

May 12, 2017
1 min

Abundance

On the farm and in life Mike & I try to always remember to think in terms of abundance instead of scarcity. Abundance at the farm means...

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Farmer Stepheni

May 6, 2017
2 min

You Must Plan to Plant

For the past 10 days I have been attending business and farming conferences; which translates to unconformable beds, in strange hotels...

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Farmer Stepheni

Apr 22, 2017
1 min

Questions...

April is the month I worry... We all the seeds germinate? Will we have enough harvest for our markets? We people come to our farm...

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Farmer Stepheni

Apr 15, 2017
1 min

Mission

Our mission is Grow ~ Eat ~ Feed. Grow your own food, Eat want you can and Feed the community with the rest. But it also means more...

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Farmer Stepheni

Apr 8, 2017
1 min

Quiet Focus

For more years than I can count I have slept with earplugs, not because Farmer Mike snores (he does) or we have outside noise (we do,...

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Farmer Stepheni

Apr 1, 2017
1 min

Unplanned Beauty

I’m sure I have said it more than once before…you cannot control the farm. Some days, I repeat it like a mantra. You plan it, you care...

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Farmer Stepheni

Mar 25, 2017
1 min

Presence

I was lying in bed this morning, knowing I didn’t need to be awake yet, that my to-do list was written, that I was on time and on task,...

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Andy Proffet

Jan 18, 2017
7 min

American Legion Magazine

Entrepreneur program gives veteran her 'tribe' back “You can’t tell a tomato plant you just need two tomatoes.” Stepheni Norton says it...

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