And now for the reason I traveled to NYC. This afternoon at the Food Dialogues (you can view the panel discussions from today online), Chef Danny Boone announced the finalists of the search for the Face of American Farming & Ranching. I am one of nine finalists. Once again, I'm looking in the mirror saying, "But you're just a mom. How did you get here?" The search began in June when ...
Leavin’ On A Jet Plane
Actually, I left and have now arrived in NYC. The Big Apple. New York, New York. Not a place that was ever on my bucket list, but now I can add it and check it off at the same time. I’m here to attend the Food Dialogues hosted by the United States Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. Tomorrow panelists will tackle consumers’ toughest questions about GMOs, antibiotic use, conservation, etc., etc. ...
Working Calves
As if I didn’t have one hundred and three other things to accomplish today, My Farmer convinced me to hop in the pick-up this morning to go help my dad work calves. Working calves is the farm term for what we would call a scheduled physical with the family doctor. The vet comes to the farm, gives each animal a once over, a booster shot for their respiratory vaccines (essentially like our flu ...
What Farm Wives Discuss When Farmers Aren’t Around
I spent another overwhelming day learning about my part-time gig as ag literacy coordinator. Wow, does Illinois Ag in the Classroom have a lot to offer teachers and students! During lunch, the conversation at our table covered kids’ Halloween costumes, blogging and then . . . farming. We swapped stories about climbing to the top of our respective grain legs, the reasons why the climb was made ...
America the Beautiful
This morning our church’s music ministry took a break and we had a silent mass. Our priest loves silent masses. He’s not big on fluff, pomp and circumstance. He delivers a great message but in a very concise manner that has earned him the nickname “Father Fast”. Music slows his delivery. However, this morning as mass came to a close he held a songbook in his hands and asked that we all sing a ...
Date Night
We’re done. Finished. Finito. Hasta la vista 2012 and your drought ridden, heat stricken summer days. So long disappointing yields in dried up fields. We’re done and we’re good and we’ll be back next year. Being done with harvest and fall tillage means My Farmer will leave the house at 6:30 a.m. instead of 4:30 a.m. It means he’ll be home for dinner, homework and a wrestling match with the ...
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