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...

Almost every year as I was growing up, my family watched Holiday Inn. This 1942 film features Bing Crosby as a nightclub performer who...

We've been silent for a little bit. This blog was temporarily interrupted by life at Nan Awaya Farmstead. In November, we helped run...

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...

America's native grasslands are amazing places. They provide nutrition for grazing animals that is perfectly synced to the animals'...

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...

The northern hemisphere is just finishing up the hottest summer in recorded history...again. California is on fire. Oregon is on fire. ...

Sometimes something happens unexpectedly and it's like the years that separate the present day from an ancient time just melt away. It...

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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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...

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...

A couple of months back, while planting some seed bombs on the farm, we came across something unusual. Out in the tall grass, the...

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...

Over the past couple of weeks, an otherworldy-looking species of thistle has been popping up along the wet areas of the Farmstead. ...

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...

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...

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...

2019 is a year that we will remember the rest of our lives. It has been a time of accomplishing same major goals at the Nan Awaya...

Merry Christmas and best wishes in the New Year from the Nan Awaya Farmstead.