by michaeld | Apr 15, 2013 | Words from the Root Cellar
Hemingway’s Rules of Writing, Food Rules, and Grandma vs. the Gobbler By Axie Barclay April 2013 At 90, my grandma is pretty tough. A Marine in WWII and lifelong farm woman, she could wring a chicken’s neck and hem any article of clothing, back in her prime. Though...
by michaeld | Mar 16, 2013 | Words from the Root Cellar
The Farmstead in Winter By Axie Barclay The term confirmation bias refers to the tendency to search for or interpret new information in a way that confirms our beliefs, while avoiding information or interpretations that conflict with our beliefs....
by michaeld | Feb 20, 2013 | Words from the Root Cellar
The Farmstead in Winter By Axie Barclay My grandpa used to tell me stories, like his great-grandfather used to tell stories to him. So much of the farm life, I realize, is in stories. We tell one another stories about our day, the cow with the bad udder or the dog...
by Site Owner | Jan 18, 2013 | Words from the Root Cellar
Nervous Cows and Turkey Poop (A final word on stress) By Axie Barclay The perception of stress is hard-wired, according to a study from the University of Notre Dame. It is also tied to an individual’s personality and cognitive reaction. Two people, when faced with a...
by Site Owner | Dec 17, 2012 | Columns, Words from the Root Cellar
Help! I’m Overwhelmed and I Can’t Get Up! (Feeling like Atlas with the weight of the world? Three ways to prevent, manage, and work through burnout.) By Axie Barclay Last month we figured out what burnout looks like and feels like and realized how much we don’t...
by Site Owner | Nov 1, 2012 | Words from the Root Cellar
Is Your Work Ethic Working You? (If the answer is like a pole at a strip club, this is for you.) By Axie Barclay This month is the first of a three-part series devoted to something most of us spend a good majority of our lives doing: working. Whether it’s for...
