During my Dakota vacation, I had lots of unique experiences for a Memphis girl. The most unusual ones though were everyday life to some of the friends I was visiting. That was certainly the case on my last day in the Monango, ND area where Val & Mark Wagner live! On Monday night as we enjoyed dinner with the kids and… Read More
I’ve been running a bit too hard this week and missed one of the latest attempts to make people afraid to eat. This was on a crop that is close to home too. When I say close to home, I want you to understand what I mean. I mean REALLY CLOSE TO HOME. I called the Mississippi Delta home for… Read More
In February, I wrote a post asking about places and things I should see as I get to know the Midwest. One of the people who took time to give me his ideas was Matt Eddy aka Twitter’s @aged4me. Matt had simple suggestions for me as I asked my questions: Where are you or where do you think I… Read More
Not sure why it has taken me so long to get this posted — its been in my drafts folder! It was a surprise for most of the #agnerds at the AgChat training conference, but I had the inside track on a surprise guest. 🙂 And some friends were surprised to run into the surprise early morning hours before they… Read More
It was several years ago when I first realized that one of the great differences of growing up city and growing up on a farm meant very different life experiences for many of us. I am not sure there is a single thing that can be pointed to where experiences differ more than the fair. As a Memphis girl, when… Read More
For the past week, I’ve gotten daily emails about a single post on the web — Huffington Post has a “Talk Nerdy to Me” series of videos that cover all sorts of science topics. The most recent one is talking nerdy about GMOs (genetically modified organisms or biotech if you prefer). And since I work with a lot of agricultural… Read More
