Posts by Dan Kelly

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Is there a more archetypal hippy business than baking granola? Maybe next year the Love Farm tribe will be making sandals from used tires, merino wool neru jackets, adaptogen brews from forest foraging… Whether or not there ever was such a thing as hippies, one thing’s for sure. Magic is real. The story of how…

Dan Kelly’s initial foray into local government started with pot! Recreational Marijuana became legal in Michigan in November of 2017 and in July of 2019, Lake Township passed the Prohibition of Marihuana Establishments Ordinance. Back then, I was managing the family farm and preparing for the transfer of land and equipment assets into my LLCs.…

Land Arts Love Farm’s founders and staff are artists – writers, painters, singers, filmmakers, dancers… We believe that a human presence on the land can be beautiful and our rapport with nature, sublime. This is land art, a step beyond stewardship. We approach our responsibility as an aesthetic collaboration, tuned into the wild’s desire, receptive…

Launched in late 2022, Love Farm’s Outdoor Arts is a weekly gathering of community kids that starts with a hike around our land, lead by Sarah and two instructors from the Human Nature School, Taylor and Kim. In April 2023, The Human Nature School (HNS) is bringing their Spring Session to Love Farm for kids…

Site-Specific Safety Policies and Procedures The purpose of this document is to make clear the respective roles and responsibilitiesof Love Farm (LF) and Human Nature School (HNS) staff members to meet the goals ofboth organizations. 1. Posted a. These protocols will be posted and available to LF and HNS staffduring all times of operation. LF…

Love Farm’s 2023 DNR Wildlife Habitat Grant Proposal Project Title Sanctuary Circles – regenerating native ecosystems in Benzie County Brief Project Summary Overbrowsing by White Tailed Deer appears to discourage the regeneration of native Michigan ecosystems. Sanctuary Circles are large rings of refuse timber that protect young trees and plants without blocking the movement of…

Love Farm is a place where people resonate with the wilds. What are the Wilds? What is resonance? The wilds are where life naturally thrives, with or without people. The wilds include the animals, plants, insects, fungus and tiny microbes of the forests, streams, grassy fields, open water and sky. The wilds are millions of…

Last February, Lake Township’s draft Master Plan seemed to de-emphasize agriculture as an appropriate future land use. After we attended the board and planning commission meetings, deleted language from the prior Master Plan was restored. “Agriculture: There are modest agricultural uses north of Crystal Lake.” That was a win, although it hardly describes the robust…