Posts by Dan Kelly
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Read MoreBeware Improvement
Doesn’t get any better than this The wilds are pretty much perfect just as they are, synergistic and self regulating, technology far in advance of anything humans yet understand. A wondrous and fortunate mystery is Earth’s life support system. Not all human interventions into the wild are degradations, but if intervention is justified as improvement…
Read MoreCatch Phrases
regenerative permaculture bio remediation wilds resonance humanure – fertility conservation biochar, charcoal for soil cover crops not chemically terminated bioreactor hot composting nutrient dense food wildcrafting foraging community synergy community hosting arts – music, dance, sculpture, painting intergenerational experience freedom of information transparency knowledge and resource sharing and collaboration bodily autonomy documentary filmmaking podcast poison…
Read MoreBow Hunting Weekly Lease
Bow Hunting Weekly Lease Love Farm Wilds LLC in Benzie County is offering two leases for experienced bow hunters on our ~60 acre west farm. Both leases are weekly (Wednesday – Wednesday) from October 1, 2022 – January 1, 2023. Address is 3730 Highland Drive, 49617. The South Orchard is ~15 acres and features a…
Read MoreWhy Love Farm?
When I acquired my father’s farm in 2020, I felt a name change would be auspicious. My dad had swiped the name White O Morn Farms from his all time favorite movie, John Ford’s The Quiet Man, in which prize fighter Sean Thorton (played by John Wayne) returns to his ancestral home in Ireland to…
Read MoreArchive Curiosity Fair Outline
Generic Public Blurb Curiosity Fair is 4 days of experiences for building rapport with wild spaces and exploring creative potential. The focus is on kids 7-12, but folks of any age are welcome. However, we have limited capacity to host kids without guardians, so solo kids should contact us and reserve a space, first come…
Read MoreClarity and Light
Our tallest siblings Sugar Maple bounty from Love Farm’s 200+ acre forest is harvested in late winter through early Spring, (mid March-late April). Pre-orders encouraged. Healthy shallow footprints We gather sap with small diameter stainless steel taps, 2′ of food grade tubing and food grade #2 buckets with lids. We do the majority of our…
Read MoreTexas Saved from Scenic Highway
On Monday February 21, 2022, Love Farm Wilds LLC closed on 4 parcels of land purchased from James P. Kelly, the son of James B. and Eileen M. Kelly and the eldest brother of Dan Kelly, Love Farm’s Lead Land Artist. 3 years ago the National Park Service made an offer to purchase portions of…
Read MoreOrigin Story
(Origin Story was supposed to convey the farm’s aesthetic to visitors and helpers. The tone is blunt and even a bit pugnacious, a deliberate refutation of the covid era censorship, “trust the science”, and the cancel culture that showed up around that time.) 4/10/24 July 6, 2021 An origin story is the story we…
Read MoreOrigin Story 2021
What we mean by origin story is the story we are currently telling ourselves, some of us on Love Farm. This is our collaborative conceptual and perceptual self portrait. Farms are research and development facilities, regardless of the core philosophy of the farmer. A constant discovering and inventing to achieve the goal of growing food…
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