Comments on: A new year at Madroño Ranch: bison harvests, chicken tractors, hog schools, and more

By: Joel

Joel — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:34:56 +0000

You're following a good plan, and you're justified in your sense of accomplishment. I was reading the other day about how people successfully reduce their debts. Conventional wisdom says to pay off your high interest debts first. In practice, more people are successful paying off the easiest ones first. They get immediate gratification and accomplishment, and they're more motivated to meet the next milestone.

You've paid off (or invested in) some modest, but significant milestones, and you will not squander that progress by failing to complete the next steps.

I'm looking forward to trying some of your bison. I'll watch this space for more progress.

By: Heather and Martin

Heather and Martin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:02:23 +0000

Many thanks, Brother Brad. We'd love to think of ISLAND as a sister organization! We did in fact see your non-studio artist category, which merely reinforced what we'd already been thinking. We're just trying to stay flexible and open to possibilities, even (or perhaps especially) if they don't fit our preconceptions. And we'd definitely love to have all of y'all come down some time!

By: Brad Kik

Brad Kik — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:49:54 +0000

I like! We sort of think of you guys as a sister organization, so it's exciting to see the year in review. It seems that, like us, you guys are slowly evolving the original plan into something that will be quite different but probably cooler than what you had once envisioned.

It may be a help to you to look at our brand new residency category: non-studio artists. It was motivated exactly how you say. We realized we can support an incredibly wide range of artistic disciplines; just not painters and scupltors and ceramicists. Our first non-studio artists will arrive this summer; we'll let you know how it goes!

I really hope to make it down someday soon to see the ranch. Thanks for keeping us all updated!