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Illinois Farm Girl

a mother's perspective on farm life & farm kids

Twilight Basketball

March 31, 2015

Tonight we ate mac 'n cheese from a box for dinner, pulled clean pjs straight from the dryer, and tripped over toys on our way to bed.  But I played basketball with my kids until the sun went down.  Somethings can't wait until tomorrow. ...

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Flat Aggie: All About Beef

March 23, 2015

cow calf

With each Flat Aggie report, I’ll be putting together a list additional resources, websites, recipes, books, and activities.  Use this with Flat Aggie’s reports from a Manitoba beef farm and a Kansas grain and cattle farm.  Soybean & Cow Farmer Math brings these Agmazing Adventures to life! ...

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Farm Improvements for Future Generations

March 17, 2015

Agriculture: Sustaining Future Generations is the theme for this year’s National Ag Day. Sustainable is the buzz word that might have the most staying power in both farm and food conversations. It sounds green. It sounds smart. It elevates a simple kid’s phrase like “reduce, reuse, recycle” to an adult mantra of "environmentally friendly sustainable living". ...

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Pizza Pie Dreams in the Sky

March 16, 2015

My favorite Ag in the Classroom unit is called Pizza Party. I created it my first year as the county’s ag literacy coordinator in a desperate attempt to get in front students and teachers. My grand plan was to offer food in exchange for three consecutive weeks (one day a week) of lessons about pizza and its connection to the farm. The final lesson would be delivered in a pizza box.  Who wouldn’t ...

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Why Antibiotic-Free McDonalds is Different from Antibiotic-Free Chipolte

March 5, 2015

The opening line of the news story caught my attention. “McDonald’s is going the way of Chipolte and Panera with their announcement of sourcing only antibiotic-free poultry,” said the newscaster. ...

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#WordlessWednesday: Sit Still

February 25, 2015

Train tracks run east-west about a mile north of our farm. Some say freight trains pass by every 15 minutes during the day.  I'm inclined to agree.  To get to my in-laws place and the farm shop, we have to cross these tracks.  My brother-in-law has taken to tracking how much time he spends in a day stopped at a crossing waiting for a train. ...

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