School Is Out

An essay to read.

Feb 9 • Jack

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January 2026

Ave atque Vale

In honor of a late bull

Jan 29 • Jack

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New Year, New Writing

coming soon...

Jan 15 • Jack

4

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December 2025

November 2025

October 2025

Weird Fruit: Henry David Thoreau, John Evelyn, and the Idea of Agriculture as Worship

Thoreau's Kalendar project and its early modern roots

Oct 30, 2025 • Jack

3

Field Notes: Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Oct 21, 2025 • Jack

4

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Silvopasture Workshop, October 24th, Louisburg, North Carolina

An event for local readers!

Oct 14, 2025 • Jack

September 2025

Welcome! Plus an Introduction

A note for new (or newish) subscribers

Sep 16, 2025 • Jack

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August 2025

The Coal of the Future

In which we learn that coal has a gender

Aug 28, 2025 • Jack

5

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A Few Remarks on the Homeless Crisis

Plus a link to a review essay I wrote on the subject.

Aug 21, 2025 • Jack

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July 2025

Peasant Shoes

Things have been quieter than normal at the B.F.M. Two consecutive weeks of travel put me behind the eight ball. I returned to the farm on June 16th…

Jul 3, 2025 • Jack

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