Women in Agriculture
The role that women play in agriculture in the U.S. has changed greatly in just the past 40 years. Just…
Agricultural Literacy
The concern of diminishing ag literacy is evident across the United States. This summer, a survey was taken by the…
Why Urban Agriculture is not the cure all to urban poverty and hunger
About twenty years ago urban agriculture became the rage of cities across the nation. The idea for utilizing empty space…
The Road to Better Rural Healthcare.
In suburban and urban communities, healthcare is not necessarily something that is taken for granted, but rather forgotten how convenient…
The frightening reality of urban vs. rural crime
Whenever crime is an issue it is more often than not it is assumed that urban areas have the most…
Unnecessary Romanticism
The idea of romanticized agriculture is not a new concept, contemporaries of Shakespeare wrote a pastoral sonnet about a shepherd…
“So God Made a Farmer”
In 2013 Dodge released what was described as the best commercial during Super Bowl XLVII. The commercial featured Paul Harvey’s…
Education was Never met with Apathy
The stereotype exists that many rural-farm kids approach education with apathy. I can’t deny that until about 7th grade I…
Molded into Ambiguity
I am one of 3 daughters that my parents had. Every time my parents found out they were expecting a…
Down Home
The number of times in the past two weeks I have had to share a fun fact about myself as…