David Ross

David Ross

Carp, ON, Canada
Dad, engineer, farmsteader, builder, fixer. Live with my wife, twin 18-year-old boys, and a migratory daughter attending St.F.X. My two adult step-daughters and our first grandchild live in Calgary.
May
21
Building a new tractor

Building a new tractor

Well, not that kind of tractor!
4 min read
May
14
Back to the Root

Back to the Root

There's a global problem with our soil. Let's get to the root of it.
6 min read
May
07
It's getting chippy out there!

It's getting chippy out there!

Building trails through the forest - with the forest.
4 min read
Apr
30
Land changes naturally. Or not.

Land changes naturally. Or not.

A short story of how the land we steward has changed over time
3 min read
Apr
23
Credit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltsville_Small_White#/media/File:Beltsville_Small_White.jpg

Talking Turkey

Beltsville Small White - a little turkey with an almost-forgotten, big part in our food history.
2 min read
Apr
19
Ontario's floral emblem, the White Trillium

White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

Ontario's three-petaled floral emblem carpets the floor of our sugarbush.
2 min read