Firewood, Food and Fungi

Li Ping with chainsaw

It’s been a week since the massive tree limb fell off my gum tree. The powerful gusts last week managed to peel this massive limb off the tree. About 7 meters long. The sun finally came out by noon, I considered procrastinating (my neighbour said I’m the laziest farmer in the world) but eventually, got … Read more

A Man, A Yurt, and His World

Man standing in front of his yurt.

I’m not sure why, but the idea of nomadic and solitary life has always intrigued me. There has always been a quiet yearning to see it for myself – to understand it beyond stories or photographs. Each year, as the world slows down for end-of-year festivities, I retreat to my farm. It’s a space for … Read more