No doubt about it, it’s been a challenging spring for farmers across the Midwest. Soggy field conditions kept us from planting for week after week after week throughout April, May, and into June. Some farmers still haven’t had the chance to get into the field to plant and likely won’t at this point given how…
Author: Gracie Weinzierl Pierson
The farm kid behind A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture. Coffee drinker. Cat enthusiast. Borderline plant hoarder. History buff. Lover of all things agriculture. Co-host of AgBookClub. Find my posts on FarmKidBlog.com and AgBookClub.com. Follow me on Twitter at @FarmKidBlog.
The Dirty Dozen
It’s that time of year again. Spring has sprung and the Environmental Working Group released their annual “Dirty Dozen” list. I watched an interesting news segment about this list on CBS This Morning today. Their guest expert was a registered dietitian, who started off by emphasizing the necessity of washing your produce as well as…
Episode 033 – Romaine Calm
Thanksgiving is nearly here and we have a lot to be grateful for this year, even if Claire and I are both a little nervous to bring our boyfriends home to spend our first major holidays with our families this weekend. We cover tips for introducing significant others to the family this holiday season, whether…



