Education

Are your littles driving you crazy yet over this break time? I remember when my kids were little and the week after Christmas and before school got back, could be a little hair rising. They were tired of their new toys and they were BOOOORRRRREEEDDDD. I can hear the whine now (insert eye roll and
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Don’t worry, y’all, I have made this mistake as well, sometimes more than once.   I am a little slow on the uptake.   But the # 1 reason that your garden isn’t working for you, is you’re trying to grow things that just don’t want to grow in your area.   It’s like sticking
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I recently read an article that said that food prices would increase 400% between 2020 and 2030.   Holy cow!   This can seem overwhelming and frightening.   Heck, my first thought is, “Crap, I am not prepared for this!  I need to do more.“   Truth is, I have been slowly preparing for something
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Do you have that one childhood memory that changed your life?       Thinking back I have so many memories that have helped me on my life trajectory and have given me the skills to do what I do now.         Silly things like cutting firewood with my dad and hanging
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  I’m kind of gonna break the cardinal rule of blogging and marketing.     You see, one of the rules we learn in marketing is to make lists.     You know what I am talking about; Eight ways to make your child mind, 10 reasons your house is a mess, etc.    
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I CAN NOT stress enough how excited I get about fall, especially, here in the south, when FINALLY the temperatures are falling to a bearable level.     I grew up in the Midwest, where the fall brought on color changes of spectacular proportions.     I love the smell of fall.  I am not
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I’ve seen the writing on the wall for a long time.   From the housing bubble years ago, to the 2008 economic crisis.   Wide spread flooding in our area twice in less than five years.   There have been wildfires, flooding, and earthquakes.   Now it’s the pandemic (which I think they (gov’t) are
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Anyone else have trouble tearing their kids away from electronics?   Anyone?   Anyone?   Is it just me?   I want my kids to be excited about the things we plant and grow around here, but honestly, even for a farmer, that is hard sometimes.   For me, all the plants we grow are
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“Momma,”  “I wanna do what you do.” “What do you mean?” I asked “I wanna make something to sell when we go with you to the farmer’s market.” “Well, ok then!” These are words I LOVE to hear-my kids taking initiative and wanting to start their own business venture. To them it maybe about making
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