Can you imagine July if someone wasn’t growing watermelons? Summertime wouldn’t be the same without watermelon! It cools us down, hydrates us and brings smiles to faces! Few of us have had the chance...
Different Types of Farm Tours & How to Take One
- July 21, 2020
- Tagged as: dairy, farm tour, indiana, New Jersey, pork, spinach, Virginia, wheat
Have you ever been on a farm tour? If so, what stood out for you? I will say I have been on a lot and they seem to range dramatically. What farmers call a farm…
About a dozen members of my family have enjoyed playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) this summer. I do a bit Animal Crossing farming a bit while others bring their passions for sports teams, cooking,…
Checking out Almond Trees on California Farm Visits
- June 24, 2020
- Tagged as: almonds, california, nuts, protein
Almond trees weren’t part of my world growing up. The latest episode of Grounded by the Farm, I talk with Dino Giacomazzi about growing almonds and his family’s new business with flavored almonds. When I…
Since we are talking with rice farmer Matthew Sligar this week, we wanted to make sure you knew how to make good use of some of that rice you have in the kitchen! Don’t forget,…
This post includes an affiliate link for the book. Using and purchasing through that link may generate income for this site. As I prepared for the interview with Matthew Sligar of Rice Farming TV about…
A Rice Farmer Who Loves Farming, Food & YouTube — Meet Matthew Sligar
- June 9, 2020
- Tagged as: california, grain, rice, staple
While I didn’t meet a rice farmer til I was an adult, I have a lot of them to thank for a lifetime of enjoying rice! I’ve had the chance to meet and talk…
As I talked with Michelle Jones about her family’s wheat farm, I craved all the wheat-based recipes and comfort foods. And with the way so many of us are accessing the food system differently, although…
Wheat is one of those basic building blocks of diets for many of us and yet, it’s not something we get to know well from the farm perspective. I realized that recently as friends have...
Grounded by the Farm is excited to announce a new team member for the summer. We bet you will notice the contributions of a summer intern will be noticed both here on the website and…
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