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I'm glad you're here.  This will be the blog for my latest homestead/ market garden adventure, Strike the Root Farm.  As before I will be using low-tech, chemical free food production and other alternative technologies.  For market, I'll be focusing on some reliable root crop favorites such as potatoes, beets, garlic, onions, sunchokes and others.  Knowing me, I'll plant a lot of other stuff too.

I will be growing root crops but the name Strike the Root is borrowed from Henry David Thoreau's quote,

"There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, and it may be that he who bestows the largest amount of time and money on the needy is doing the most by his mode of life to produce that misery which he strives in vain to relieve."   

Strike the Root is also the name of an online "journal of liberty" which I used to be an active member of.  The principle of striking at the root is a theme I hit on often.

Time will tell how far I carry this project.  If you would like to learn more or join in send me a message.  If you've read this or other posts please leave me a comment.