I know this is not expected and I had several other words that I was going to use, but then I went to Amazon and realized that every one the suggestions for me was an agriculture-related book or movie. Growing up city, I had no clue about how much studying there was to do and how many incredible books and magazines… Read More
Learning About Sunflowers Right From the Farmer
I’ve made it clear that I love sunflowers before…. in fact, one of the photos I’ve long used for avatars on social media is of me surrounded by sunflowers. They are incredibly picturesque. I have friends in Memphis who get photos in front of sunflowers in full bloom each year. But I have to wonder how many of us stop… Read More
Wheat Fields in the Past Month — Photos from Missouri Roadtrips
While I have a very deep love of cotton, so deep it guides my Twitter handle and a couple of series of posts here on the blog (cotton 101 and the fabric of our lives), wheat holds a special place in my head & heart too. I had a great time recently stumbling into some wheat fields. Seeing wheat at harvest prompted… Read More