Air's Wild Acres

Small goats and small batch cheesemaking on a small farm, all with big laughs.

  • Inspiration

    A conversation I just had with a 41 year old coworker: Me: Where did you meet your wife? Him: In Tierra del Fuego Me: Aww!  That’s one of the places my Grampa rode his motorcycle to. Him (with much enthusiasm): REALLY?!? I would have LOVED to do something like that! Me: He was 65 when… Read more

  • Exploring Texcoco de Mora.

    CIMMYT is located about 5 km from the town of Texcoco de Mora, which is roughly 25 kilometers north and east of Mexico City.  Apparently, Texcoco was once a major Aztec city, located on a former lake of the same name.  There are several archaeological sites nearby, although I’m told that the town itself does… Read more

  • A few days at CIMMYT

    I spent a lot of time planning research and a lot of time meeting people this week.  It was awesome.  Being at CIMMYT is something dreams are made of, and no one ever told me the food would be so good on site, too. Read more

  • Vintage Frost and Dew – Archives Photo Gallery – National Geographic Magazine

    National Geographic Gallery of Snowflakes – Wilson Bentley was a farmer in Jericho Vermont, according to Radiolab.  Citizen science right there. Photo: Bentley, Wilson. Available from: http://snowflakebentley.com/00013.htm.  Accessed 26 January 2014. Read more

  • Crystal Palace — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine

    Awesome. I want to go here. Crystal Palace — Photo Gallery — National Geographic Magazine. Read more

  • Habitat Partitionining in Tiger Beetles

    Loving the white tiger beetles, and the infographic showing habitat distribution. Habitat Partitionining in Tiger Beetles. Read more