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Do pig farms smell bad? Remembering My First Visit to a Pig Farm

  • March 17, 2021
  • Tagged as: barns, Missouri, pork
inside-hog-barns
Years ago, I had the amazing chance to visit a good friend and her family on their pig farm in Missouri. Chris & I got to know each other through social media. We had probably...

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Janice Person
  • Food

Cranberry Recipes Tested on Farm and in the City

  • November 24, 2020
  • Tagged as: cranberries, fruit, holidays, recipes, wisconsin
As mentioned in the episode where we interviewed Wisconsin cranberry farmer Amber Bristow, both her family and mine have favorite recipes that are made for the holidays every year! I also discovered a new one...

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  • Farm Basics

Talking Seed at We Sow We Grow Summit 2020

  • September 25, 2020
  • Tagged as: gardening, seed
we sow we grow seed presentation
Have mercy do I love talking seed with people! I’m also one of those people who love to know what references and resources someone used, so I put this post together as I developed the...

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Going All In on All Things Sheep-ish This Week

  • September 1, 2020
  • Tagged as: lamb, meat, protein, sheep
sheep out to pasture
As school started and our summer intern returned to classes, I recorded this week’s episode and had an unexpected opportunity to work with a former colleague again. And it all comes together with sheep. Stick...

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Janice Person
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The Right Way to Cut a Watermelon? A Watermelon Knife?

  • August 3, 2020
  • Tagged as: Florida, food prep, fruit, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, watermelon
watermelon knife
Watermelon, the fruit of summer, no matter how you slice and dice them, they are always refreshing! But have you ever thought to yourself, I need a watermelon knife for all that slicing and dicing?...

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Alicia Schmitt
  • Farm Basics

Different Types of Farm Tours & How to Take One

  • July 21, 2020
  • Tagged as: dairy, farm tour, indiana, New Jersey, pork, spinach, Virginia, wheat
dairy farm tour
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...

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  • Farm Basics

Animal Crossing farming? Yep. Reality & Dreams At Play

  • July 21, 2020
  • Tagged as: pop culture
ACNH farm tour
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,...

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Checking out Almond Trees on California Farm Visits

  • June 24, 2020
  • Tagged as: almonds, california, nuts, protein
almonds on the tree hull and shell
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...

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Rice Recipes that Will Fill You Up and Make you Smile

  • June 11, 2020
  • Tagged as: grain, recipes, rice
rice recipe header
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,...

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Janice Person
  • Farm Basics

Learning About Growing Rice from a Children’s Book

  • June 9, 2020
  • Tagged as: california, grain, rice
growing rice a children's book
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...

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