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300 Bales, One Breakdown: The Meaning of Hard Work and Friendship
3 Aug 2025

300 Bales, One Breakdown: The Meaning of Hard Work and Friendship

by rsimpson | posted in: Activities, Farm Work, Rural Living, Summer | 0

A hay day setback! Our kicker baler broke but a few good friends and quick redneck tinkering saved the day. A story of teamwork, repair, and stacking 300 perfect bales.

Agricultural Life, Baler Repair, Barn Stacking, country living, Farm Community, Farm Equipment, farm life, Farming Stories, Friendship and Family, Hard Work, Harvest Season, Hay Baling, Hay Field Work, Life on a Farm, Manual Labor, Otter Creek, Outdoor Work, Perseverance, rural Wisconsin, Teamwork on the Farm
Hostas and Day Lilies: A Burst of Summer Color in the Otter Creek Garden
23 Jul 2025

Hostas and Day Lilies: A Burst of Summer Color in the Otter Creek Garden

by rsimpson | posted in: Flora & Plants, Nature & Outdoors, Personal Reflections, Rural Living, Summer | 0

Step into the north side garden for a burst of summer color! Featuring hardy ferns, three varieties of hostas, and bold orange day lilies—proof that nature keeps it simple and stunning.

Purple Fingers: The Black Raspberries Are Finally Here
1 Jul 2023

Purple Fingers: The Black Raspberries Are Finally Here

by rsimpson | posted in: Activities, Nature & Outdoors, Summer | 0

After years of trying, the black raspberry patch is finally thriving! See how we’re harvesting these summer treats and turning them into the perfect Wisconsin dessert.

Berry Picking, Black Raspberries, Foraging, Garden Harvest, Homesteading, Otter Creek, Wild Berries, Wisconsin Summer
A Wisconsin Favorite. Brats. Beer. Onions.
14 Jun 2023

A Wisconsin Favorite. Brats. Beer. Onions.

by rsimpson | posted in: Summer | 0

There’s a big debate here in Wisconsin about if you should cook your brats in beer and onions before grilling or grill the brats first and then put them in the beer and onion bath. I’m firmly on the side … Continued

I Love Grilling in the Summer
2 Jun 2023

I Love Grilling in the Summer

by rsimpson | posted in: Cooking, Nature & Outdoors, Summer | 0

Of all the things I like to do, grilling burgers and onions of the grill in the summer has to rank right near the top of my list. Especially when the burgers are venison with a bunch of fried onions … Continued

Bringing in 10,000 Pounds of Hay in the Barn for 2022
4 Sep 2022

Bringing in 10,000 Pounds of Hay in the Barn for 2022

by rsimpson | posted in: Farm & Field, Summer | 0
baling hay, redneck, skidsteer, wisconsin

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About the Ottercreek Redneck

First off, I don’t really fit the stereotype most people picture when they hear the word redneck. I’m just a guy living in rural Otter Creek Township in northwest Wisconsin.

Why do I live here? Simple. There’s a dirt road about 100 feet from my driveway. My nearest neighbor is a quarter mile away. I can walk north out my back door and not cross a road for four miles. That kind of space makes me happy.

I deer hunt. I turkey hunt. I fish. I garden. I ride horses. I watch nature. I fix things when they break down.

And then I turn around and head to a high-tech job in town… and my deer stand has Wi-Fi.

That’s Otter Creek living in a nutshell.

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