Tiny Farm Duluth – Ed's Big Adventure

Guesting on my favorite podcast in the whole wide world. Unfortunately, my bladder did too…

August 25, 2017

18 months ago, I was mired in a painting project, about to turn 40, and super depressed. Book sales had plateaued. It was painfully obvious that writing was not going to feed the family for the foreseeable future. To top it off, the carpenter working in the same house had a serious gastro-intestinal issue that … More Guesting on my favorite podcast in the whole wide world. Unfortunately, my bladder did too…

Turnaround!

July 18, 2017

Just seven weeks ago, the bleakness seemed absolute. Beyond thought or comprehension. All we could do was huddle together and put one foot forward at a time in little baby steps. But which way was forward? Way too much happened all at once to not consider the possibility that the doors were closing on our … More Turnaround!

When Calamity Strikes, HOLD ON!

May 22, 2017

The detonation just about shattered us. That day—a week+ in the rearview mirror—may have been the most stressful of my adult life. Thankfully, it’s all smoothing over. At the time, it felt like all may be lost. Though we curled up into a ball, catatonic, somehow we didn’t succumb to self-pity. Here’s what happened, all within … More When Calamity Strikes, HOLD ON!

Major setback. Now what?

April 27, 2017

The majority of land currently occupied by my farm is being sold. It goes on the market tomorrow morning. I got the final word on this yesterday. What a bummer. It’s nothing personal on the part of the landowner, an institution. There were some realities they had to contend with. A difficult decision was made. Life … More Major setback. Now what?

Podcast with Charlie Parr, and “She Saw it Coming”

May 12, 2016

My wife swears that I did not inspire this painting that is still in progress. I have to admit that I was worried about the possibility. It’s called, “She Saw it Coming.” (Pardon the blurry image, but you can see it in person next week at The Red Herring Lounge as part of her upcoming … More Podcast with Charlie Parr, and “She Saw it Coming”

The birth of Tiny Farm Duluth

April 29, 2016

Setting up a website for my new urban farm was a total GONG SHOW! Anyhow, here it is: Tiny Farm Duluth (UPDATE – I’ve now merged everything over here to eddygilmore.com, so this post is out of date). Right now we’ve got prints available for sale, some information, a blog, and a podcast! My podcast is pretty … More The birth of Tiny Farm Duluth

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