by Mt Gilead | Jul 16, 2024 | MT. GILEAD
John B. Marek is a writer, farmer, outdoorsman and recovering economic developer. You can find his books at johnbmarek.com. Four years ago, during the throes of the pandemic, I wrote a piece exploring the potential resurgence of drive-in movie theaters. Back then, it...
by Mt Gilead | Jul 9, 2024 | MT. GILEAD
John B. Marek is a writer, farmer, outdoorsman and recovering economic developer. You can find his books at johnbmarek.com. Like many kids, I cycled through several hobbies. I was into building plastic models for a while, meticulously gluing together swift fighter...
by Mt Gilead | Jul 2, 2024 | MT. GILEAD
John B. Marek is a writer, farmer, outdoorsman and recovering economic developer. You can find his books at johnbmarek.com. If you polled growers about their favorite holiday in the garden, I’d venture many would say the Fourth of July. While Easter typically...
by Mt Gilead | Jun 25, 2024 | MT. GILEAD
John B. Marek is a writer, farmer, outdoorsman and recovering economic developer. You can find his books at johnbmarek.com. When I first heard about internet “pig butchering” scams, I took the terminology a bit too literally. I initially thought they...
by Mt Gilead | Jun 18, 2024 | MT. GILEAD
John B. Marek is a writer, farmer, outdoorsman and recovering economic developer. You can find his books at johnbmarek.com. The other day, I realized that this is the first summer in 45 years that I do not have a “real” job. Of course, between writing,...