Cattle and Cooking in the Flint Hills
Wrenn Pacheco isn’t a Kansas native, but the Sunflower State will always be home now that she’s had a taste of life in the Flint Hills of Wabaunsee County. She and her husband, Arturo, live on a small ranch near Alma where they’re raising their two boys, Leo and Ross, plus a few hundred...
Diversity on the Winter Farm
Success in real estate is all about location, location, location. On Kent Winter’s farm in Sedgwick County, success is all about rotation, rotation, rotation. By rotating crops, Kent helps ensure the sustainability of his operation environmentally, financially and operationally. He farms...
Steve Strickler: Sustainability on the Dairy Farm and Beyond
From a young age, we’re all taught to “do what’s right.” However, as we grow up and take on the responsibilities of adulthood, the choice between what’s “right” and what’s “profitable” can become a tricky business. Not for dairy farmer Steve Strickler.
Where Are They Now: Checking In with the McVey Family
In the four years that have passed since we last spoke with Bradley and Emily McVey, they’ve experienced some big changes on their farm in Wilson County.
Women on the Farm
We all know women can do any job. But, as in other fields — both literal and figurative — farming is stereotypically seen as a man’s job, even though women have done every type of work people do on farms for centuries. Let’s dig into women’s work on the farm historically, meet a few...
How Luke Bellar Started as a Young Farmer
Luke Bellar always wanted to return to his family’s farm after college, but the question was how? With four siblings, many of whom also wanted to return, Luke knew the farm could not support everyone who wanted to come home and farm. He discussed it with his father, who recommended that...
What Sustainability Means at Winsor Family Farm
There’s a lot more to farming than meets the eye. Farmers work behind the scenes year-round to ensure their crops are produced sustainably and with the best management practices to fit their individual farms.
Visit a Farm with Your Favorite Bloggers
What is a typical day on a farm like? Go behind the scenes with some of our favorite bloggers as they meet farmers and ranchers who grow our food.
Cooking Up Something Good in Northeast Kansas
Just like a good recipe works when different flavors and textures come together in a delicious dish, Jessica Gigstad’s life on a crop farm in Everest, Kansas, works as a beautiful blend of different roles — wife, mother, adventurer, homeschool teacher, local TV show host and blogger....
Farming, Financing, Exporting: Catching Up with Nu Life Market’s Kelsey Baker
Kansas has seen many of its farm kids leave for big cities and never look back. Some passionate and dedicated farm kids, however, head back home and use their experiences to plug their rural communities into the global marketplace. Kelsey Baker is one such individual. Kelsey grew up on a...
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