It's Not Too Late
One of the joys of fall when I was growing up was getting to experience the monarch migration. With the first hint of cool in the air,...
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Ian Thompson
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
Electrify Us
Tomorrow is Earth Day! We'd like to honor the day by sharing our household's experience of trying something new in '21 that was a little...
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Ian Thompson
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
The Attack of the Killer Foots
Those of you who have been following our blog for a while know that Nan Awaya Farm is about more than raising buffalo. One of our goals...
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Ian Thompson
- Feb 16, 2021
- 4 min
A Little Above Texas; a Little Below Zero
Almost every year as I was growing up, my family watched Holiday Inn. This 1942 film features Bing Crosby as a nightclub performer who...
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Ian Thompson
- Jan 30, 2021
- 7 min
Prairie Connection Experiments
We've been silent for a little bit. This blog was temporarily interrupted by life at Nan Awaya Farmstead. In November, we helped run...
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Ian Thompson
- Nov 28, 2020
- 5 min
Owvtta: The Fall Hunt
An ancient Choctaw story tells of a hunter who, one evening after killing a doe far from his village, made his camp for the night near...
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Ian Thompson
- Oct 31, 2020
- 13 min
Rebuilding Prairie in Pastures: What We're Learning
America's native grasslands are amazing places. They provide nutrition for grazing animals that is perfectly synced to the animals'...
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Ian Thompson
- Oct 17, 2020
- 6 min
An Unforgettable Year in Native Plants
The other day, I was listening to a recording of a talk that John Trudell had given in the year before I was born. One of his statements...
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Ian Thompson
- Sep 19, 2020
- 5 min
Beating the Heat During the Hottest Summer on Record
The northern hemisphere is just finishing up the hottest summer in recorded history...again. California is on fire. Oregon is on fire. ...
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Ian Thompson
- Sep 5, 2020
- 5 min
Making Uksak Ulhkomo: Choctaw Hickory Milk
Sometimes something happens unexpectedly and it's like the years that separate the present day from an ancient time just melt away. It...
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Ian Thompson
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome
Adapt, improvise, and overcome. These are words that Amy's father, a 30-year Armed Service veteran and a full-blood Choctaw, has showed...
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Ian Thompson
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
We've Got a New Face!
We've given our website a new look and rebuilt the blog. Come leave a comment!
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Ian Thompson
- May 24, 2020
- 3 min
Confession of a Man Who Appreciates NATIVE Flowers
Like most men, I had absolutely zero interest in flowers - that is until one day when I began to realize that out there beyond the flower...
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Ian Thompson
- May 16, 2020
- 5 min
Buffalo Ice Cream
As intriguing as the name sounds, this post is not about a new flavor offering at Braums. It’s about an amazing native plant, which is...
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Ian Thompson
- May 10, 2020
- 2 min
Turning Dry Bones into Choctaw Bowls
A couple of months back, while planting some seed bombs on the farm, we came across something unusual. Out in the tall grass, the...
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Ian Thompson
- Apr 23, 2020
- 5 min
A Mile of New Fence: Making an Investment in Healthy Land
Yesterday was Earth Day. When Earth Day came around this year, it found the skies in many parts of the world cleaner of pollution than...
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Ian Thompson
- Apr 5, 2020
- 3 min
Native Thistle: an Underappreciated Cultural Plant
Over the past couple of weeks, an otherworldy-looking species of thistle has been popping up along the wet areas of the Farmstead. ...
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Ian Thompson
- Mar 30, 2020
- 4 min
Taking Prairie Restoration Experiments Up a Notch
Today, we tried out a more intensive approach to restore native grassland on the farm. As we mentioned in earlier posts, quite a bit of...
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Ian Thompson
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min
Spring and the Resilience of Life
With the sadness and craziness going on in the human world right now, a walk through a natural area can give an important perspective on...
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Ian Thompson
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Update on Prairie Restoration Experiment
The tallgrass prairie is a fascinating and truly beautiful native place. It is a home to over 500 species of plants that build soil and...
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