by Rick Minter | Postcards From The Po' Farm
On Thursday, in spite of an unfavorable forecast for the weekend, we decided to take a gamble on the weather and restock our Fraser Fir display with a fresh load from the mountains of North Carolina. Unlike back in the day when we drove up to the mountains...
by Rick Minter | Postcards From The Po' Farm
The mornings during Thanksgiving weekend saw some sub-freezing temperatures which made starting our hayride tractors a little harder. (Pictured: Daniel Perkins (left) and Josh Choitz (right) seated in one of the three wagons making rounds at the tree farm) Daniel...
by Rick Minter | Postcards From The Po' Farm
It would be fun to say my “Postcards from the Po’ Farm” blog is back due to popular demand. The truth is I just decided to start back writing it. As the cool weather has returned the past few days, my mind wanders back to the time when we grew turnip...
by Rick Minter | Postcards From The Po' Farm
by: Rick Minter It would be fun to say my “Postcards from the Po’ Farm” blog is back due to popular demand. The truth is I just decided to start back writing it. A beautiful full moon was rising Wednesday night as Joanne and I called it a day after...
by Rick Minter | Rick's Rusty Relics
If you never got to know the late Clarence Betsill, the man who created the popular liquor still exhibit at Inman Farm Heritage Days, you missed a real treasure. He was a simple man – a mechanic, farmer and yes, a moonshiner. And he was one of smartest,...
by Rick Minter | Rick's Rusty Relics
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned over the years is to never leave an engine sitting without an air cleaner over the carburetor. Even with the hood closed on a vehicle that sits outside – or maybe even inside – water will get into an engine and...
