When folks ask about the social media channel that I enjoy the most, I tell them Instagram (if we aren’t already connected, I’m JPlovesCOTTON and as a sample, here’s a photo I took recently). I mean, afterall, I got my first job to fund my photography habit (I have never stopped buying cameras either! It is so easy for me to… Read More
Get to Know About Burgess Hill, the Boersmas & Bowers Farms (Farm A to Z)
There are a few farms that I want to draw your attention to that start with the letter B, including a couple of farms you may have seen on the blog before. Love that this day has such diversity! Burgess Hill Farms Geoff and Jenny Burgess operate Burgess Hill Farms in Sterling, Kansas along with their two kids. She writes:… Read More
Top Tips for Dealing with Flight Delays & Cancellations
As you know, last week I was one of the thousands in Nashville bracing for how travel would be impacted by the pending snowstorm Octavia. Well, there was no snow and it was ice instead. Monday was a long day. My flight was to have left at 5:25 am. To be sure I was here, I got up as others at the… Read More
Where do you stand on Selfies? Backer or Backlash?
While I was browsing BlogHer.com (so pumped that I will be at the conference next week), I stumbled on a post that made me look. The title? No, Really! Show Us Your Selfie! I decided to give it a look. There was a collection of selfies by the writer (Jenna Hatfield) and her family/friends and then the piece I had to take a… Read More
Talking about Social Agriculture: Social Media’s Role in Agriculture VIDEO
I meant to pop another post or two up here a week or two ago about the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Nashville. See I got busy writing about the things that were happening there and things I learned. What is Farm Bureau? That & Other Thoughts as I Head to #AFBF13 Drought Tolerance Discussion Draws Farmer Interest… Read More
Well Damn! I Just Realized I May Have Channeled Willie from Duck Dynasty!
I don’t know if you watch Duck Dynasty on A&E, but I have to admit to enjoying the show immensely. Why do I love Duck Dynasty? It may be because I have gone to lots of meetings in Monroe, Louisiana where the show is set (in fact, my first work trip ever in agriculture was to Monroe when I was… Read More