We are transitioning our conventional organic garden to a regenerative organic no-till garden. Many changes will have big effects! We are using compost to form permanent beds and continue to build organic matter. We are using heavy mulches between rows to reduce weed pressure, in our case, it is soiled …
Reviving the Horse Power of Montana Doc Hammill teaches a vanishing art “This isn’t about me”, he says. “I used to just teach people how to work horses in harness, but that has evolved. Now, it’s much more than that.” He pauses thoughtfully. “I’ve discovered that when people learn how …
We use our horse-drawn bale moving wagon regularly on the ranch to move bales! We purchased the wagon as seen here. It was made by the seller, who assembled components to make a very useable and maneuverable wagon. It has Gehl running gear and is shortened to a 10-foot bed …
EAST MEETS WEST We feel privileged to have recently shared our home for a visit from Jay and Janet Bailey, of Fair Winds Farm, for a couple of days. The Baileys live in Vermont, own and operate a horse-powered, organic market vegetable farm. Like us, the Baileys also offer intensive, …
For the past several years, Cathy and I have spent the Fall months on the road… doing what we love … offering Workhorse Workshops to students in Oregon, Washington, and California, and providing personalized instruction to students and their horses on their own farms. The workshops have turned out to …
Here is a fun video taken during a lunch break at our Horse Logging Workshop in September, 2011. The students are the musicians!
Tom Triplett, (Doc’s mentor and step-father) along with his wife Betty, cared for Jay Jay, Cathy’s Welsh pony, for the last 2 years. We all thought he would be a good cart driving partner for Tom. Jay Jay enjoyed life with two standard Donkeys, and being cared for by Tom and …
Duchess and Misty are celebrating important Birthdays this week. Duchess turns 29 June 1st, and Misty turns 27 May 27!We feel very blessed to be in the lives of these two magnificent creatures. Misty, Outstanding in her Field, May 25, 2011 Misty has been with Doc for most of her 27 years, working in …
From Doc:Spring returns as quickly as it left, and the snow’s moisture has made the pasture lush. Barney (to the left) is enjoying the new grass and has declined to be photographed. The yellow flowers are not dandelions; they are a small alpine lily.
