Category Archives: Farm History

Making Winter Wood

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Now we’ve had the first frost and the first snow of the season. The leaves are turning yellow and the snow that stuck to tree trunks has melted. It was in times like this current reprieve from impending winter, that … Continue reading →

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Picking Wild Plums

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Several weeks ago, I waded across the Creek and picked twelve pounds of wild plums. That’s not so easy to do this week because the channel is back to running full after the latest “rain bomb”. Most of the major … Continue reading →

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Ice Age Animals

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Last week we left the Farm on a quick, nostalgic trip to the Black Hills. We did all the “touristy” things that we haven’t done for decades, including the Mammoth Site at Hot Springs. My bright wife suggested that we … Continue reading →

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Kids at the Creek

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

These are the grandchildren of the homesteaders fishing at the Creek in the 1920s. That’s the original Lone Tree “landmark” on the skyline to the right of Dad and his older sister, Harriett, and one of the buildings up on … Continue reading →

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Sealing the Windmill Well

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Last week the windmill well was officially sealed and abandoned. The truck-mounted well rig raised a mast so the long lengths of pipe could be pulled out. The first one to be pulled had the original old pump. It hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Earth Day on the Farm

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Every day is Earth Day on the Farm. It’s not just a 24-hour pause to remember and honor the Earth. Earth Day on the Farm is more like Easter. It’s an annual celebration of a long-term commitment to “everlasting” life. … Continue reading →

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Grandmothers’ Trees

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Lone Tree Farm on Kanaranzi Creek

Four generations of grandmothers have lived on Lone Tree Farm and each one has had a favorite tree. Ironically, the two grandmothers who were organized and intellectual women liked wild trees. The two who were more spontaneous and fun-loving liked … Continue reading →

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