Tag: farming
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To the Bewildered Mama at the Grocery Store
I see you, mama. You’re on the baby food aisle looking at HUNDREDS of options for formula and baby food. You just recently stopped breastfeeding or pumping and are trying to figure out what to feed your precious little nugget. Thoughts about natural foods, preservatives, GMO-free formula and so much more are rushing through your…
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Running the Headgate and a Household
Yesterday morning, I ran across what appeared to be a harmless list about the most favorable qualities in a farm wife from a popular agriculture newspaper. I was wrong – it wasn’t harmless. In fact, the article left me shocked and speechless. I can’t muster a sufficient description of how off-the-charts ticked off I was, so you’ll just have…
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Wind Farming: Refreshing Breeze or Hot Air?
If you have ever driven through a windy region of the U.S. — mid-to-western Oklahoma, eastern Washington, ALL of Kansas — you’ve probably noticed a few of these peppered throughout the landscape. If you didn’t know, these giant windmills are more commonly known as “wind turbines” and when they are grouped together in large quantities like this,…
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Reluctant Feminism on International Women’s Day
I’ve been called a reluctant feminist. What that means is that I despise gender inequality in industry, I challenge the status quo and I refuse to quiet down in the name of “being a lady.” However, I still very much embrace traditional female roles of caretaking and homemaking. I can cook and I’m proud of it –…
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Peterson Farm Bros – From Entertainment to Advocacy
About two years ago a trio of brothers made headlines by creating a parody to the popular LMFAO song “I’m Sexy and I Know It.” No one, not even the brothers themselves, had any idea the firestorm they would create that would open the door of agriculture to millions of YouTube viewers. By now, you…