Farm Raised | Shoe Enthusiast | Baking Queen | Mom
If there’s one thing that gets me in a tizzy, it’s when leaders make ill-informed food choices for the rest of us just because they happen to think it’s better for our world. This is exactly what the Mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, did in July when he signed a proclamation encouraging plant-based eating in […] Read more…
I’ve been feeling a little guilty lately – guilty that I haven’t written more blog posts that have an agriculture focus or that tackle some of the issues in food and farming that seem to run rampant these days. Truth is, I burned myself out a little. For several years, I wrote A LOT about […] Read more…
Delve into my pantry, refrigerator, and freezer and you will find an assortment of food products and ingredients. I do a fair amount of home cooking, even on weeknights so I always have eggs (regular conventionally-raised eggs, by the way), meats (A LOT Of turkey, of course), pasta, bread, rice, seasonings, etc. at the ready. […] Read more…
I’ve been in a bit of a writing slump regarding agriculture topics. It’s not that I don’t enjoy writing about agriculture or the poultry farmers I know; I think sometimes I just get burned out dealing with the onslaught of misinformation, fear marketing, and flat-out false (and by that, I mean purposely false) information making […] Read more…
It’s taken me 72 hours of mini-hibernation but I think I’m finally catching up on my sleep. Last Monday I took off for Saint Paul, where my office started set up for the 45th annual Midwest Poultry Federation Convention – the largest show focused solely on the poultry industry in the U.S. The convention itself […] Read more…
I live in Buffalo, Minnesota, a community of about 15,000 people that’s a short drive to the suburbs of Minneapolis. I don’t consider Buffalo a suburb in the true sense, however; it’s a town with a long history and its own personality. And from our home, we can see horses, cows (both dairy and beef), and fields […] Read more…
I’m sitting here eating a big bowl of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce. Which makes me think about dairy farmers. Which leads me to thoughts of the completely amazing malts (hot fudge, please!) at the Minnesota State Fair. Which brings me to this blog post. You know, about farmers and the State Fair. See […] Read more…
It was back to work for me this week, as I enjoyed a little calm in the office before the storm known affectionately as “January-through-March.” Most people assume November (Thanksgiving) is my busiest time working for Minnesota Turkey, but the truth is, we’re busy all year long – and especially during the winter when we […] Read more…