The Singing Pastures Blog

One of our mentors in Regenerative Agriculture, Gabe Brown, has a quote we live by: “If you want to make small changes, change the way you do things. If you want to make BIG changes, change the way you see things.”   Gabe Brown continues this thought with ideas that are familiar...

Today's post is written by a guest blogger, our 13 year old son Noah. He had to research and write an opinion piece for school, and the topic he chose was Regenerative Agriculture. I'm sure it helps that his parents talk about it all the time, but the work that...

It means we have experience. Wisdom passed down for generations. It means we are tuned into the natural world and our own instincts.  Sure, we've made a lot of mistakes over the years but they say an expert is merely someone who has made all possible errors within a very...

Singing Pastures Farm raises heritage breed pigs in the grassy fields of coastal Maine. Ninth-generation farmers (and co-owners) Holly and John Arbuckle are committed to the regenerative practices that keep the farm thriving year after year. The farm name comes straight from nature—the constant song and orchestra of activity from...

Doing the Most Good through Regenerative Farming.   During college I took a trip along the West Coast.  I hitch-hiked up through the Redwood trees in California and spent the better part of a week tromping about the huge, dripping trees.  I continued hitch-hiking up the coast on the way to...

There are lots of reasons to feel discouraged these days. We get it. Things can look pretty bleak sometimes. But here’s the thing: if we wanted to make things worse, we could. That means if we want to make things better, we still can.  Our area of focus is farming...

I’ve just walked back in from tending our pastured pigs.  The complete process, including rotating them to new pasture, takes about 30 minutes.  During that time I’ve watched purple martins dip and roll through the sky.  Listened to red winged blackbirds and western meadowlarks sing, and  heard woodpeckers tap, tap,...