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Making a Splash! How We Brought Our Pond to Life
Our last blog post described how and why we dug the Heartstead Farms pond. We had a beautiful and effective water source, but we wanted more. We wanted to turn that little waterhole into a full ecosystem! The best way to make that happen is to add fish. As with any venture, we began with Read more
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How the Dog Saved the Garden
The Hair-Raising Secret to Hare Defense Year one of our farm garden brought a decent harvest and a whole lot of pesky rabbits. We had the cute little cotton-tail bunnies and the enormous Texas jack rabbits. And you know, rabbits have prolific, herbivorous, hungry families! They could wreak havoc on a vegetable garden. I gave Read more
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A Canyon in Bloom: The Basket Flower’s Rare Display
Texas has some of the most breathtaking state parks in the country, and Palo Duro Canyon never disappoints. Our recent road trip to this majestic “Grand Canyon of Texas” delivered all the expected wonder — towering red rock formations, sweeping vistas, and big sky beauty — plus an unexpected bonus. Thanks to an unusually rainy Read more
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Provision in the Wilderness: Lessons From a Log Bouquet
Cliches Come to Life A refreshing mist cooled my face as we reached our Yellowstone hiking destination and were overtaken with wonder and awe. The falls were spectacular and the sound of rushing water was music to my soul. Then something unexpected caught my eye. On a splintered log across the rushing water, a tiny Read more
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Heartstead Farms and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) is defined as the flagship conservation program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners integrate conservation into working lands. Heartstead Farms received an EQIP grant to build our hoop house through their high tunnel initiative. Learn about our entire grant process from our Read more