Donkey. Is that really her name? Yes. Is she, you know, a donkey? No, she’s dairy cow more specifically an Ayrshire. How did you come up with THAT name? Let me tell you. Winnie the Pooh has always been my favorite collection of stories and I received my first Winnie the Pooh stuffed bear when […]
Our Favorite Bedtime Stories
Guilty. I know the importance of reading to our kids but guess what, I am not very good at regularly reading stories to our kids, especially before bedtime. Life happens and I have enough excuses on why I don’t read to them daily to fill this entire page. But I decided enough was enough. Nightly […]
What do dairy cows eat at our family farm?
I recently saw this meme floating around Facebook. Sitting here eating my super tasty Prairie Farms roasted red pepper dip with some crackers, I pondered this question: Nanny – Nah. We have a pretty amazing babysitter who cares for our kids daily from 7-5. Personal shopper – I’ll pass. I truly do not mind grocery […]
Mommy, the newborn calf has balls!
On Sunday night, the kids and I head to the dairy farm to feed the baby calves. If they have not been to the farm in a few days, the first thing they do when we get to the calf barn is see if there any new calves and then determine if they are heifers […]
Harvest is When Nature Turns to Gold
The hot and humid days have been replaced with brisk mornings and crisp evenings, perfect hoodie weather. Pumpkin flavored everything, flannel and apples suddenly appear on top of everybody’s seasonal wish list. The shorter days due to the change of season signals the corn stalk to turn brown and the trees and soybean plants to […]
A Mother’s Intuition
It was a Wednesday night, no different than any others. The forecasters were calling for storms, tornadoes were possible but most of the time the forecast was wrong. After picking up the kids from daycare, we transitioned to our typical nightly routine of dinner, baths and cartoons. All while I casually watched the weather. Bedtime […]
Built with Chocolate Milk
Built with Chocolate Milk, Fueled by a Passion for the Dairy Industry From morning chores on the farm to running miles logged at the gym or on the road, a tall, refreshing glass of low-fat chocolate milk is my recovery fuel of choice. Low-fat chocolate milk is a true powerhouse for athletes and active individuals, […]
There is how much sugar in flavored milk?
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, being a parent is hard. I joke but the struggle is real. Monday through Friday, I find myself waking the kids up and they are kicking and screaming. Saturday finally rolls around and they are up before the sun. Through much trial and error, mostly error, […]
A Time to Continue & Start Christmas Traditions
In late October my brothers and I waited patiently for the JcPenney and Sears catalog to arrive in the mail. Our time was spent playing with Ertl toys and probably fighting with each other. Ipads, the internet and social media, today’s luxuries were items of the future. We would spend hours going through those catalogs. […]
Illinois Harvest Dinner Brings Food Conversation to the Field
The second Illinois Harvest Dinner held Wed., Sept. 7 at the Conrady/Titus Family Farm (Elkhart) brought 96 healthcare professionals, food service directors, university administration, legislators, bloggers, and farmers together for an exchange of ideas about food, farming and Illinois agriculture. The IHD was created as one more outlet at which consumers can network with Illinois […]
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