Blog by krista

Most farmers have encountered the restrictions in farm severances that have been enforced over the past years.  This planning policy requires that farms must be a minimum of 100 acres (40 hectares). And the result is that farmers have been unable to sever surplus houses from farms they pu...

For those who haven't noticed I've added a few free guides to my website to assist you with your projects.  They are available free to download here.  The first guide is a Guide to hiring an architect! This guide will give you 10 tips on hiring an architect.

• What questions to ask,
• the...

I dug my thesis out today to remind myself of all the work, research, and knowledge that went into that book!  It's 1inch thick, 235 double sided pages, 3 professor advisers, 18 years of farm life, 1 years worth of work! For those who are curious, you can download it here. Agritecture: Woven...

As a farmer's daughter, city girl, and now farmer's wife I have a few things to get off my chest and I hope I'm not the only one feeling this way. A few recent stories and experiences have gotten me thinking about farming and our need to "educate" the public on why we do things the way we ...