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A bi-monthly magazine, bookstore, calendars and weekly TV show highlighting "borrowing from yesterday to do the work of today", farming with draft animal power, small diversified farming, and self-sustainability.

Maybe it was the heat! Maybe it was the excitement of another Horse Progress Day! Whatever the reason, we decided to hav...
08/21/2026

Maybe it was the heat! Maybe it was the excitement of another Horse Progress Day! Whatever the reason, we decided to have a little behind-the-scenes fun at the July 3-4 HPD. We'll have comprehensive coverage of the event in our next issue.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFZf8p9NYmY&t=115s

… a Stamp Mill. The one pictured today is in Grass Valley, Calif. This “three-stamp” mill was used at the Red Ledge Min...
08/20/2026

… a Stamp Mill. The one pictured today is in Grass Valley, Calif. This “three-stamp” mill was used at the Red Ledge Mine near Washington, Calif. Such mills were used to crush rock to expose metallic ore.

We're showing the hills in the background to give some perspective on the size.
08/19/2026

We're showing the hills in the background to give some perspective on the size.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! Beautiful footage of Suffolks and rural New York state countryside. Donn Hewes talks about leading...
08/15/2026

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴! Beautiful footage of Suffolks and rural New York state countryside. Donn Hewes talks about leading horses. He demonstrates how to train horses to lead and how to lead six at a time in from the pasture.
https://youtu.be/o5ieOfQ_LMM

… A corn seed kernel grader. Instructions we found online appear to say, “Put in 1 or 2 lbs. shake well.” The flat, smal...
08/13/2026

… A corn seed kernel grader. Instructions we found online appear to say, “Put in 1 or 2 lbs. shake well.” The flat, small or broken kernels fall through the holes, leaving large, uniform kernels on top. The shaking motion also helped blow away lightweight chaff, dirt and bits of corn cob.

OK, gang, see if you can sort this one out! See you tomorrow with the answer,
08/12/2026

OK, gang, see if you can sort this one out! See you tomorrow with the answer,

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲/𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: 𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Kevin Vering of Colu...
08/12/2026

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲/𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲: 𝗔 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆. Kevin Vering of Columbus, NE, talks about the informal group of men and women he and his wife Deb have enjoyed being a part of for the past couple of decades: people ostensibly gathering to use their draft animals together but really using the horses as a reason to maintain friendships. He talks about the health issues he's faced over the past several years and how Deb has kept him going and the support they've gotten from their draft horse friends.
https://youtu.be/yxf7UT27PFA

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗣! Sign up at the link to make sure you don't miss out. Our 2027 calendars are getting ready to mak...
08/10/2026

𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗣! Sign up at the link to make sure you don't miss out. Our 2027 calendars are getting ready to make their debut ... and at a special, limited-time price. We'll announce the sale via email.
http://eepurl.com/g-3w2z

𝗢𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Donn Hewes talks about how he helps a horse learn to load into a trailer, and, at the sam...
08/08/2026

𝗢𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄! Donn Hewes talks about how he helps a horse learn to load into a trailer, and, at the same time, how horses react to new and different experiences and how the handler can affect the process.https://youtu.be/vQvz7y1sWOU

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