Tag: Community
The One Great Thing My Crazy Mom Life Needed
July 19, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Gina Jo liked her juggling-act-mom-life even more after adding one thing to it.
Tag: Community
From Farmer’s Daughter to Dairy Farmer
June 7, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
As a child, Melissa Hildebrand Reed spent each weekend on her dad’s farm. Little did she know she’d be spending all her days running it with him.
Tag: Community
The Dakota Girls: Helping Each Other One Mile at a Time
May 19, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Dawn Scheier bikes with a tight-knit group of friends. When somebody is struggling, they come alongside and overcome it together.
Tag: Community
Yes to the Farm. And Yes to Mankato. Angela’s Community is a Country and City Mix.
May 12, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Growing up on a farm while going to a city high school made the path to full-time farming a unique one for Angela Guentzel.
Tag: Community
Julia’s Childhood Business Plan = Purpose Coffee Co.
April 5, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Growing up, Julia Williams was obsessed with the TV show “Friends” and had a passion for helping kids. That passion turned into a business plan for a coffee shop where the proceeds benefit kids who need resources.
Tag: Community
Who Inspires Jennie Schmidt? The First Female President of the National Corn Growers Association
March 23, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
A mentor’s encouragement makes all the difference.
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Who Inspires Kate Lambert? First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
March 16, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Women can feel pressure to fill a mold that doesn’t fit. Yet we have great role models who show us how to forge a new path that does.
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Who inspires Pam Selz-Pralle? The Founding Women of Wisconsin Agriculture (WWA)
March 9, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
Influential women don’t have to be on magazine covers or have national platforms. They are the ripples of influence around us.
Tag: Community
Finding Strength Through Weakness
February 10, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
After foot surgery, farmer Joan Ruskamp became dependent on other people. As it turns out, that was okay.
Tag: Community
Rachel Gray: Tell us about a good thing from 2021 that you plan to take with you?
January 28, 2022 / Amy Bluhm
After surviving a severe drought, Minnesota farmer Rachel Gray says to always talk to other people and watch for new ways to do things.