Farmers are reminded of life lessons every day in their barns, some heavy, some light. I’ve asked several of my friends to weigh in on what life lesson is most important to…
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Update on 3/23/16: This guy is selling in a sale this weekend. My daughter is somewhat devastated but she knows we can’t keep them all. If you are looking for a Spot…
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A couple of months ago, I was invited to accompany bloggers from around the U.S. on a tour of a modern day pig farm. In efforts to connect their audiences more closely with how…
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Mixing up the regular appetizer spread is never a bad idea. Deviled eggs are one of my favorite things on the PLANET. The trick to making these deviled eggs amazing? Crispy, salty…
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Earlier this month, I accompanied food bloggers from coast to coast on a tour of a modern pig and row crop farm in southern Iowa. This tour, called “Pass The Pork”, gave…
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Mashed potatoes have to be the #1 comfort food of all time, and if you make them correctly, you will be dubbed the “#1 Cook of ALL TIME”. People fail good ‘mashed’…
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Simply roasting vegetables in olive oil, salt and pepper is one of the easiest ways to prepare a side dish, and also the most natural ways to coax the flavor out of…
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Today marks eight happy years of marriage with my husband. Never again will I be able to surprise him with a gift, as much as I did this year. I got him…
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The weeks are dwindling away and I find myself worrying that we haven’t squeezed every last bit of summer fun into our schedule, so we’ve been working on that. The start of school…
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Simple recipes are usually my favorite recipes and any way I can spice up the summertime grilling routine, I do. Pesto burgers came to mind when I was psychotically searching my refrigerator…
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If you know me well, you likely know that April Fool’s Farm Style pranks are one of my strong suits. This year was rather lame, (weak effort: ‘pigs are out, etc’– but…
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This week we’ve had some ups and downs in the barn. Before I go into that, I want to clarify the situation we’re going to discuss. The following story relates to the…
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We are pig farmers We are a family of pig farmers. Let me share a bit about our diverse pig farm: We raise pigs in different ways on our family farm. We have…
