I’m not sure if anyone who regularly reads my blog knows but July 11 is World Population Day. Although I usually focus on things about farm and travel topics, and talking about World Population Day may seem a pretty odd topic, it fits in perfectly to me. World Population Day is one of the programs of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)…. Read More
Having July 4th holiday in the middle of the week makes it a strange celebration. I celebrated with friends and family in Memphis this weekend, but came back to St Louis for work. That left me in a bit of a quandary about what to do for the fourth. Mind you, having traveled all weekend, I have plenty I need… Read More
This video is pure awesomeness from the Peterson Farm Boys in central Kansas. It is an agricultural version of one of today’s most popular songs — “I’m sexy and I know it” becomes “I’m farming and I grow it.” Love knowing that the kids who will run tomorrow’s farms are committed to the land and love what they do! The… Read More
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
I was reminded clearly this week that my ideas of growing old have radically shifted in the past 15-20 years. Its not so much a revelation as I have noticed over time my group of peers has a wide spread of ages for some time, but this week-long vacation with my nephew Kazu was a stake I put in the… Read More
Photos from a perch in the Grand Traverse Bay resort’s Amerie bar and restaurant. If you are interested in why I’m in Michigan, feel free to listen to a couple of the podcasts in my Cinch.FM feed in the right-hand column.
