I remember it well: Picture a 22-year-old, fresh out of college with brand-new dress slacks and a nice, new pleather laptop bag sitting at her desk halfway through the first…
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Happy New Year week 2 of 2018! After all of the excitement of the holidays towards the end of the year, it’s hard to be excited about January. Seriously, what…
I mean exactly what you just read in the title: Don’t waste your time sticking around the family farm. Do you really want to deal with the low commodity prices,…
Last month, in the midst of the chaos that was year-end projects at work, finals season for school, and packing for the AgChat Cultivate & Connect Conference in Kansas City,…
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made coffeecakes and given them to everyone [friends, family, neighbors, teachers, the school bus driver, her hairdresser, the mailman and…
One of the first posts I wrote for this blog. Re-posting in honor of National 4-H Week this week.…
Remember the Cherry Pie in a Bag activity? Here’s another classroom favorite appropriate for fall. Students can apply math skills by measuring ingredients and learn about pumpkins and agriculture. Pair it with…
It’s September! You know what that means- the season of pumpkin spice everything (literally everything). I’m definitely a fan of pumpkin spice lattes and my pumpkin spice candle, but the…
I read a great article today. It’s part of the discussion the National Geographic magazine is hosting this year that explores food, specifically looking at the future of our food…
Have an abundance of zucchini? Me, too. I ended up with two of these giant zucks, courtesy of my parents’ garden. Using just ONE of these squashes resulted in muffins,…