Project Trail Curation

All prior easements and leases for trails on Love Farm Wilds (LFW) parcel 10-10-001-006-00 are terminated as of 11/15/22. Our neighbor, the Crystal Highland Owners Association (CHOA), is now leasing three trails from LFW. CHOA had previously maintained the trails, now LFW is keeping the trails open and enjoyable. CHOA members can report trail issues…

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Beware 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…

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Why 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…

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Origin 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…

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Origin 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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Low RF

RF (short for radio frequency) comes from both natural and human made sources. Cell phones / smart phones generate RF to communicate with towers and wireless routers. Cell phone RF, especially 5G isn’t great for human health. Love Farm is designed to be a low RF experience. After entering the gates, leave cell phones and…

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Archive Welcome 03-25-20

was a page The West Farm, looking south and Crystal Lake. Kite aerial – jamesschaberg.com   If you’re passing the gates of Love Farm at 3730 Highland Drive Beulah, Michigan, you’ll likely see activity – local farmers and friends gathering to create deliciousness. Would you like to join a community permaculture garden and help grow…

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