I’ve had a project on the back burner for a number of years. My idea was a blog which collected the best of living on small farms and returning, or turning, to a rural lifestyle. I released a beta version over the past few weeks

Let me tell you a story about how it began.

I started blogging about my farm in a couple of venues, and most recently have consolidated my writing into this personal blog here at digitalstoryteller.com. As I blog here, I have a few regular areas of discussion: the farm life, my academic life, educational technology and everything that is left over.

Those blogging efforts, combined with my work on Powerprofs.org (with co producer Dr. Ann York) and some occasional contributions to the blog at Educause connect and TheScreenIsFlat.org, the brain child of Becky Hines, prompted me to rethink some organization to my writing.

Too many blogs, not enough time?

Probably not, but a clue to reorganize both the edit desk and the editorial board (both consisting of exactly one member) and regroup. And while I’ll still post some Boats Farms and Life updates here at Digitalstoryteller, the new project Small Farm Life, will be getting more of the small farm and living small discussion.

So check out SmallFarmLife.Com while it’s in beta. Be sure a leave a comment or two.