Grit Archives - CommonGround

Even while fighting cancer, my mom was constantly making sure that everyone and everything was taken care of from the cattle to the kids.

What was vital to Krista’s battle with breast cancer? Good habits for her mental health.

Love often moves us to invest in the future. For Emma, her family’s love has created a legacy of commitment.

Despite Carla’s zeal for an intense and busy life, fall is her craziest season of all because of harvest.

Seeing what Samantha, a preemie born at 29 weeks, has already overcome gives her mom Gina hope for future women farmers.

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.

Influential women don’t have to be on magazine covers or have national platforms. They are the ripples of influence around us.

After foot surgery, farmer Joan Ruskamp became dependent on other people. As it turns out, that was okay.

One terrible winter storm caused Sallie and her family to adjust their entire business model to ensure that their land and cattle flourish.

After surviving a severe drought, Minnesota farmer Rachel Gray says to always talk to other people and watch for new ways to do things.