This morning, Colin and I departed from Morris just as a misty drizzle began to cascade. We had a long route ahead of us, and by the time we got to our destination at June and Kurt's farm we were soaked. In Appleton, Minnesota (Yes, there is an Appleton in MN too! Take that Wisconsin) Colin got a flat tire, but fortunately a friendly passerby helped us out and directed us to a nearby tire shop that filled up the new tube.
After a long trek, we met June and Kurt, who own and run a sustainable small farm to the south of Watson, MN. They live close to Montevideo, where Kurt's famous sister Audrey has worked with the Land Stewardship Project. I say famous because almost everyone I have met along this journey either knows her or has heard of her, so if you're reading this Audrey, you're famous!
Kurt gave us a tour of the farm, showing us where the cows and pigs sustainably eat a large grass field, and showing us the chicken coop, where the egg laying chickens are free to roam the yard and poke the ground in search of tasty bugs.
We warmed up inside and ate a chicken dinner off of a sustainable biofuel fed wood stove. Here, June discusses how local that chicken really is:
Kurt teaches Colin the science of cooking on a wood stove:
Then, we watched the movie "Sweet Land" which was filmed in part on their property. Kurt was proud to give us a commentary of the movie, where he played many cameo roles and also served as a "farm guru."
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