“We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.”

-Jimmy Neil Smith, Director of the International Storytelling Center

1/24/2023

1/24/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Due to deep snow on the south side of the barn, we can only deliver round...

read more
1/21/2024

1/21/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, One of the first bits of advice I received about sheep farming was not to...

read more
1/18/2024

1/18/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, While cross-country skiing around the “Hammock Forest Loop”, I was drawn...

read more
1/17/2024

1/17/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, During morning chores, I noted that all was well in the manger. Upon...

read more
1/15/2024

1/15/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, During these drops in temperature, farmers in the Driftless are taking...

read more
1/13/2024

1/13/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, We bundled up on Saturday to table at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve Winter...

read more
1/11/2024

1/11/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, I observe how the scarcity of snow has deepened my appreciation, even...

read more
1/10/2024

1/10/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, Balio waits impatiently as I struggle to clip into my skis. I fuss with my...

read more
1/9/2024

1/9/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, While in the paddock with Rameo, I stay watchful of his behavior (although...

read more
1/7/2024

1/7/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, It was another sauna Sunday on the farm, and with snow in the forecast,...

read more
1/6/2024

1/6/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, Up before the sun, I slipped on my overalls and bustled back to the barn...

read more
1/5/2024

1/5/2024

Dear Curiosity Journal, Before any coffee had been consumed, I was bright eyed and bushy tailed,...

read more