The Intention of this Blog
is to share my adventure of repurposing my family farm into art space and re-rooting myself in an 'old fashioned' way of life with my folks, the original Do-It-Yourselfers. It is a platform for me to share with others the things that I learn as I apprentice myself to my parents and grandparents.
"You cannot express, whatever your walk in life, unless you have a system of expression; and you cannot have a system of expression unless you have a prior system of cognate thinking and feeling; and you cannot have a system of thinking and feeling unless you have had a basic system of living." -Louis Sullivan "The Kindergarten Chats: The Art of Expression: 1"
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Category Archives: Bouja for the Barn
Soup Recipes!
s requested, here are the recipes for the vegetarian soups served at Bouja for the Barn this year. (Not sure why haven’t done this every Bouja) I will not publish the Bouja recipe, in part to protect our endeavor, but also because after … Continue reading →
Installing the Boiler
hen we decided to put the new boiler for the barn near an adjacent shed, the boiler seller told me I would have to find someone with a Bobcat to help me get it onto its foundation slab. So I … Continue reading →
BOUJA!
ur first weekend of Bouja was a smashing success! After a quiet first hour and a half, Friday evening, I started saying to myself, well that’s it, the people have had enough of our shinanigans. But then the Legion got very … Continue reading →
Bouja Prep
his year’s Bouja is overwhelming me with pride as it grows into its own beast. My student Jackson was taught by my grandmother, the wily Dee Giroux, how to make bread from scratch . The conversation these (three) had while mixing up … Continue reading →
Last minute Glazing
ow proud I am to post this picture of some old friends who came to help glaze Bouja mugs, Lisa Carlson and Jessica Haugen. What a blast to have them in the barn!
Meyer Farm Project 