Up until a couple of years ago, I couldn’t say no. There were so many amazing opportunities that were presenting…
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Lessons Learned from Sharing My Farm Story
I wrote my first blog post September 27, 2013. I had no idea what I was doing. All I knew…
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2016 Year End Review: Advocacy
This past year was full of so many exciting new experiences, new friends and advocacy adventures along the way. I…
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Why I Advocate for Dairy Farming
This fall marked the third year since I started sharing our farm online. The year I started was an incredibly…
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2015 Year End Review: Advocacy
2015 was such a crazy year for me in regards to advocacy for dairy farming. I never in a million…
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I Still Want Consumers to Feel Farming
I wasn’t raised in this life of farming & cows. I didn’t choose it so to speak as much as it…
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2014 Year End Review: Advocacy
I cannot believe that 2014 is almost over. Even more so, I cannot believe how much I have learned this…
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Dairy Farmer in New York City
Last month I traveled with three other CommonGround volunteers to New York City for a satellite media tour. The amazing ladies…
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You Want to be a Farmer?
It’s interesting to me that lately conversations that start with “I have always wanted to be a farmer” end with…
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The Future of Agriculture Depends on AGvocacy
I honestly feel like I woke up one morning and everyone turned on the American farmer. It really hit me…
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Why I am quitting agvocacy…
To be completely honest, life just gets you down sometimes. The last few weeks I have dreaded hearing the phone…
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This is for YOU, my fellow farmer.
This past week I attended our first Young Cooperatives meeting through Northwest Dairy Association. They held the meeting in Fresno,…
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