Field Notes

The Storm Is Already Here

Resilience, stoicism, and other fairy tales from the corporate suite

Sep 2 •

When the Wheels Come Off

What trucking taught me about farming

Aug 17 •

The Sharpie Incident

Aug 6 •

The Migration Patterns of Anxious Men

Mountain Therapy for Flatland Souls

Jul 28 •

Fertilizer, suspicion, and a surprise barstool truce at Gate H

Jul 16 •

Jun 20 •

Guacamole Logic

The Delusional Thinking That Got Farmers Demonized

May 21 •

Don't Talk With Your Mouth Full

What Substack Still Doesn’t Get About Farmers—and Why It Matters

May 1 •

Seed Roulette and the Snowbank Oracle

What happens when you don’t follow the herd

Apr 21 •

Breaking Ground: 100 Posts Later

A Hundred Posts of Grit, Grief, and Growing Something True

Apr 5 •

Toy Tractors and Other Sacred Things

A story about dads, diecast, and the fragile glue that holds it all together.

Apr 2 •

When Grit Calls in Sick

Still upright. Barely.

Mar 27 •

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