June 28, 2022Celebrating Independence Day, Iowa StyleEvery Independence Day, fireworks aren’t the only thing exploding in the western Iowa town Sara Ross calls home.
June 22, 2022Chaos 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.
June 7, 2022From Farmer’s Daughter to Dairy FarmerAs 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...
May 19, 2022The Dakota Girls: Helping Each Other One Mile at a TimeDawn Scheier bikes with a tight-knit group of friends. When somebody is struggling, they come alongside and overcome it together.
May 12, 2022Yes to the Farm. And Yes to Mankato. Angela’s Community is a Country and City Mix.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.
April 22, 2022Julia Williams – Fighting Climate Change with Soil DataTexas farmer Julia Williams and her husband, Russell, have a conservation mindset. Putting that mindset into practice is not easy with sandy soil.
April 13, 2022Great 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...
April 7, 2022Amanda Miller’s Secret Topsoil RecipeWaste not, want not. Dairy farmer and crop doctor Amanda Miller has a prescription for crop health and sustainability.