“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

3/1/2023

3/1/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, The Driftless terrain freezes and thaws, ices over and melts again. The...

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2/28/2023

2/28/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Sharing life with animals brings us into the steady cadence of routine. We...

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2/27/2023

2/27/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Life is popping in the greenhouse! The napa cabbage and lettuces are...

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2/26/2023

2/26/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Rufus and I joked about putting a pack on Balio to  carry some of our...

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2/25/2023

2/25/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, My curiosity has carried me down a spiral rabbit hole. This geometric...

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2/24/2023

2/24/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, This could be the last substantial snowfall of the season, so I couldn’t...

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2/23/2023

2/23/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Maintaining a clean boundary between cultivated and wild spaces goes...

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2/22/2023

2/22/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, One of my favorite pastimes on the farm is watching the sheep, especially...

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2/20/2023

2/20/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, Every winter, farmers reflect and ask themselves the annual question, “Am...

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2/19/2023

2/19/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, I check the sap level in the bulk tank and descend the steep face of the...

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2/18/2023

2/18/2023

Dear Curiosity Journal, A recent conversation about applying biomimicry to social work has kindled...

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