Tag: Nurture


Bustle, Boundaries, and Bonding: That’s How We Farm

Stressful seasons and careers can consume us. Or they can play a part in building us up.

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Carla Thrives in Her Busiest Season

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

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To Mow or Not to Mow: That Is the Question

Forget the license plate game. Play “What’s in that field?” Lisa will have your family entertained on your next drive through Iowa by de-mystifying one cool crop: Alfalfa.

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The One Great Thing My Crazy Mom Life Needed

Gina Jo liked her juggling-act-mom-life even more after adding one thing to it.

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Chaos Gardner or Companion Gardner? Yes and Yes.

Lesley Schmidt and her family brought “chaos” to their shared gardens in Kansas. The results were worth the mysterious wait.

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Julia Williams – Fighting Climate Change with Soil Data

Texas farmer Julia Williams and her husband, Russell, have a conservation mindset. Putting that mindset into practice is not easy with sandy soil.

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Great Soil Takes Work. Paula Peterson Accepts the Mission.

Paula Peterson loves farming. And taking care of their land. That’s why she works hard to ensure she leaves her land better than she found it.

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Amanda Miller’s Secret Topsoil Recipe

Waste not, want not. Dairy farmer and crop doctor Amanda Miller has a prescription for crop health and sustainability.