Tag Archives: farming

Red River Valley

Posted on August 29, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I have been driving around North Dakota the last few days. It is something I’ve wanted to do for quite a while. North Dakota was one of three remaining states of the contiguous 48 that I had not been to … Continue reading →

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Germination

Posted on May 17, 2014 by susanmsink@gmail.com

At this point I would not claim to be a good gardener, but there is no doubt I’m a serious gardener. And at this time of year, especially, I dream of real gardening, you know, farming. Just give me two of those seventeen acres … Continue reading →

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The Mushroom Farm

Posted on April 25, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In 1985, two years before Steve purchased our 80 acres from the Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict, Kevin Doyle, who was a classmate of Steve’s at St. John’s University, purchased the monks’ old hog farm in Collegeville. These … Continue reading →

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