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The Farmer's Wife

Aug 11, 20201 min

No Time For Yogurt?

Let's face it. Life is busy sometimes

Houston: We Have Touchdown. The Spaceship has Landed.

The Farmer's Wife

Aug 4, 20202 min

Houston: We Have Touchdown. The Spaceship has Landed.

“Whether you think you can, or you think you can't – you're right.”

The Farmer's Wife

Jul 28, 20203 min

How’s your Mom-Nutrition?

Far too often, Mom-nutrition is an afterthought. My question is ...Why?

The Farmer's Wife

Jul 21, 20204 min

Does Your Immune System Need Raw Milk?

I’m not a scientist, or a doctor, but it’s obvious that they are concerned about what America’s immune system can or can’t handle.

Spaceships on a Dairy Farm - What are we doing?

The Farmer's Wife

Jul 14, 20204 min

Spaceships on a Dairy Farm - What are we doing?

I’ll admit I had some unwelcome butterflies in my stomach. As if months of talking, planning and strategizing meant nothing...

My Thumb's War (and our coolest craft yet!)

The Farmer's Wife

Jul 7, 20205 min

My Thumb's War (and our coolest craft yet!)

Before you think I’m swinging the pendulum to go join the Amish, hear me out - because I’m guessing we’re all in the same boat.

The Farmer's Wife

Jun 30, 20202 min

10 Minute Raspberry Dream (Recipe)

Jonathan and I have the unique pleasure of sharing a birthday month in July.

The Farmer's Wife

Jun 23, 20204 min

My Recent Obsession: Kefir

“When I’m in charge of the cart,” I thought, “I’m going to buy Cookie Crisp -- EVERY DAY”. As we continued through the store, I mentally sho

The Farmer's Wife

Jun 16, 20206 min

Do I every day?

Thank you for the daily dose of impossibility to water my garden of marital depression, blog lady. Super helpful.

My Rippling Life and Refrigerated Flowers

The Farmer's Wife

Jun 10, 20207 min

My Rippling Life and Refrigerated Flowers

Annie Dillard once said “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives..."

The Farmer's Wife

Jun 2, 20205 min

Don’t Try To Be Great

So what happens when our number is pulled for something we’re not good at? Like living in the face of a global pandemic or responding to rio

The Farmer's Wife

May 26, 20204 min

Crazy Times Call for Crazy Ideas.

There are six words you probably don’t want to hear from your farming business partner...

Behind the Scenes: Where City Girls go to "die"

The Farmer's Wife

May 19, 20204 min

Behind the Scenes: Where City Girls go to "die"

I used to be the country girl. - Until the Farmer burst my bubble.

My Farm Wife Failures (and a “recipe” below to prove it)

The Farmer's Wife

May 12, 20205 min

My Farm Wife Failures (and a “recipe” below to prove it)

Failure and I have a rocky relationship. I actually try and avoid it at all costs. I try to pretend it doesn’t exist.

The Farmer's Wife

May 5, 20205 min

Why I’m not Thankful

I don’t FEEL thankful today. I FEEL a little frustrated. I had a plan, and the plan isn’t working. I’m guessing you’ve been here before.

*Unpopular* quarantine question: What IF we didn’t go back?

The Farmer's Wife

Apr 28, 20206 min

*Unpopular* quarantine question: What IF we didn’t go back?

You can’t escape the *slow* process of growth when you’re a plant. If our expectations for life exceed our capacity, we wake up a failure.

Why making yogurt *could* save your life. (Recipe below)

The Farmer's Wife

Apr 21, 20205 min

Why making yogurt *could* save your life. (Recipe below)

I laughed at her comment, but it gave me great pause. Isn’t this exactly the beast we feed within? The voice inside that doubts you can.

The Farmer's Wife

Apr 14, 20203 min

This Week's Best Accident

“This is going to be SO fun!” came out my lips while “Ok mom…. How’s this going to work?” interrogated my brain. #beenthere?

The Farmer's Wife

Apr 7, 20204 min

What I'm Learning the Hard Way...

Ok….. “thanks for the useless sports lesson…super helpful in a pandemic”

The Farmer's Wife

Mar 31, 20203 min

You're Making (Poofy) History!

Home (school/educating/distance-learning/whatever you call it) Hack #1 Make a Poofy Pancake (Recipe Below) Congratulations! You survived...

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