I have to say, with the increasing amount of ink you see in person and online, I have gotten pretty used to it. Quite a few friends and family have tattoos honoring various people, things, etc. Seeing what people choose is interesting and the artwork can really grab your eye. I recently stumbled into the farm tattoo world. Rice Farming… Read More
Mmmmmm Good Farm Blogs in Michigan & Minnesota
The letter of the day is M and that gives us two great farm blogs — Messy Kennedy and Minnesota Farm Living. What makes a great farm blog? Farmers who are not only raising food & fiber for people in their communities, but they take the time to share it online! Messy Kennedy Messy Kennedy is the name of the farm… Read More
How am I celebrating National Pork Month?
My friend Jodi Oleen (Twitter @jodioleen) recently had an update that pointed out October was National Pork Month. Hmmm…. that sounds like every month for me but I’m guessing they have to put a date on it just to have a point of celebration. I mean otherwise, it would be like having your birthday everyday. 🙂 So let me take… Read More
Checking Out the Pigs on Chris Chinn’s Farm
I recently got to take my first trip to a pig farm and I’ve been looking at the photos and video and trying to decide what my followup post to the one on whether pig farms are stinky. I decided that maybe the barns and thinking about pork were good places to start. And to the eye, the first group of… Read More
My First Visit to a Pig Farm – Did it Smell Bad?
For Earth Day weekend, I had the amazing chance to visit my friend Chris Chinn and her family on their pig farm in northcentral Missouri. Chris & I got to know each other through social media. We had probably talked for a year before we met in person. And ever since we met, I’ve told her I wanted to come… Read More
Flat Stanley’s Jake Visits Memphis, Professes Love of Cows & Pigs
Since so many of my friends helped with the Flat Stanley project, I wanted to share some of my favorite photos of Flat Stanley’s coloring genius — my nephew Jake! Jake was here on spring break for a great four-day weekend. We got the chance to see a bunch of family & friends and got to do a few things… Read More