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07/29/2026

Most people here know us through Poor Louis Farms, but behind the farm we are always experimenting, building, and exploring new ideas.

Alexander has also been developing an open-source research project called the **Machine-Native Complexity Standard (MNCS)**. It explores a different way of thinking about AI-generated software—not just by looking at the finished code, but by collecting evidence about how reliably, efficiently, and independently machines can build and maintain it.

We recently published an article explaining why the most important product of machine-native coding may not be the code itself, but the evidence created along the way.

Read the article on Medium:
https://medium.com//the-real-product-of-machine-native-coding-is-not-code-it-is-evidence-3c6fdf91d1a1

Explore the open-source project on GitHub:
https://github.com/epi13/machine-native-complexity-standard

It is quite different from what we usually share here, but it represents the same curiosity, experimentation, and willingness to build something new that has always been part of Poor Louis Farms.

07/27/2026

FOUND, and safely back home.

🚨 MISSING SHEEP — COTTONWOOD LOOP, WASILLA 🚨

Our three small sheep got out around 9:00 p.m. last night near Cottonwood Loop and Pine Street. They were last seen behind our property.

Their names are Jeff, Ruby, and Opal. Jeff knows his name.

Please do not chase them. If you see them, call or text 907-315-4891. Thank you- Katherine.

07/25/2026

🐑💕 A long-overdue Opal update!

We cannot believe how quickly our sweet girl has grown—she is already almost the size of her parents! Thankfully, she is still just as adorable and full of playful little lamb jumps.

Juno, our dog, absolutely loves Opal and would probably live in the sheep pen if we let her 😆. Watching these two play together is the sweetest. 🐑🐶💗

07/22/2026

🦋🌼 A Little Alaskan Sunshine 🌼🦋

I took this photo on one of our early sunny days and thought it would be a cheerful moment to share while the weather has been so dreary. ☀️

This beautiful visitor appears to be a Canadian tiger swallowtail, one of the largest butterflies we see in Alaska. It is recognized by its pale-yellow wings, bold black “tiger” stripes and long, delicate tails.

Look closely near the bottom of its wings and you’ll also see a lovely touch of blue—a detail I didn’t notice until I started researching this butterfly! 💙

Canadian tiger swallowtails are well suited to Alaska and other northern regions. Their caterpillars feed on trees such as birch and aspen, which are plentiful throughout our boreal forests, while the adults visit flowers like these dandelions for nectar. 🌿🌼

Just another beautiful reminder to slow down and notice the small details around us. 💛

07/21/2026

🌼 The Beauty of Daylilies 🌼

Daylilies are beautiful, hardy flowers with a surprisingly wide range of uses. Their botanical name, Hemerocallis, means “beauty for a day”—a fitting name because each individual flower usually blooms for only one day. Thankfully, each plant produces many buds, giving us new blossoms to enjoy throughout the season. 🌿✨

Our daylilies have a wonderfully sweet fragrance—soft, floral and almost nectar-like. Their delicate scent matches their flavor, which is pleasantly sweet with a light, fresh floral character. 🌸🍯

Daylily flowers and buds have a long history of culinary use, especially in parts of Asia, where they may be enjoyed fresh, cooked or dried. 🍲🌼 They are also wonderful for botanical crafts and other creative preparations.

Here at Poor Louis Farms, we have been experimenting with another way to preserve these fleeting flowers. We carefully freeze-dried the blossoms and ground them into a fine botanical powder to use in our handcrafted beauty and body-care creations.

Freeze-drying allows us to preserve their beautiful color, delicate fragrance and unique character long after their brief blooms have faded. It is another way we can thoughtfully use the plants growing around us and transform something seasonal into something that can be enjoyed throughout the year. 💛

07/17/2026

🌸 Lilacs are such a beautiful part of the Alaskan spring—delicate clusters of tiny blossoms with a soft, sweet fragrance that fills the air. 🌿✨

Lilac flowers can be explored in many ways, including teas, floral sugars, syrups, jellies, bath products, and botanical fragrance experiments. We’re excited to carefully research and test how we might preserve their lovely scent and character in future Poor Louis Farms creations. 💜

07/13/2026

🌿 Wild Chamomile—From Plant to Powder 🌿

Most people know this little plant as pineappleweed, but it is, in fact, a wild chamomile: Matricaria discoidea. 🌼

Unlike the familiar white-petaled chamomile flower, this species has small greenish-gold, cone-shaped flower heads and finely divided leaves. When crushed, it releases a wonderfully sweet, chamomile-like aroma. ✨

For this batch, we carefully harvested the plant, ground it, freeze-dried it to remove the moisture, and then ground it once more into a soft, fine botanical powder. 🌱

We plan to use the finished powder in future tea blends and botanical beauty products.

There is something especially rewarding about taking a small, often-overlooked Alaskan plant and carefully transforming it into something fragrant, useful, and beautiful. 💚

05/17/2026

We will not be attending Taste of Spenard today May 17th due to family sickness. Have a wonderful Sunday and see you soon!
Katherine with Poor Louis Farms

05/14/2026

Our new surprise farm addition. We get so much joy seeing her grow each day. Welcome to the family Opal!

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http://poorlouisfarms.com/

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