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a mother's perspective on farm life & farm kids

Flat Aggie: All About Strawberries

April 18, 2016

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 report from North Carolina and Deans Farm. Classroom Activities & Resources California Strawberry Kids From Florida Ag in the Classroom: Strawberry Board Game From Illinois Ag in the Classroom, Teacher Resources Under Gardening, ...

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Invitation to Rauner & Madigan: Work it out in the Barn

April 11, 2016

I’d like to propose a solution to Illinois’ budget impasse.  Governor Bruce Rauner.  Speaker Mike Madigan.  You are invited to our farm.  Pick your time: 6 a.m. or 4 p.m.  Pick any day of the week.  Sundays count too. This could be your very first Barn Summit. Gentlemen, your goal has nothing to do with politics per usual.  Your goal is to feed the calves.  We’ve been blessed with two this ...

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Flat Aggie: All About Maple Syrup

April 6, 2016

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 Battel's Sugar Bush.  Maple Syrup Farmer Math brings these Agmazing Adventures to life! ...

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The Obligatory Birthday Post

April 5, 2016

Today is my day and I’d like to say I had the corner on this week in April until my son came along and then my niece.  To be honest, I had hoped that my day would be buried by the celebrations for these two, but no such luck.  My family celebrates everybody’s birthday with ceremony - big family dinner, cake, gifts and announcements. ...

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Flat Aggie Visits Battel’s Sugar Bush

April 2, 2016

Hello friends, My name is Sue Battel (pronounced battle) and I’m a maple syrup producer, also known as a sugarmaker, in the thumb of Michigan. Do you know that Michigan is shaped like a mitten? Look for the thumb and that’s where I live, right in the middle! Our town is called Cass City. This is a rural area. Friends across the road have a cow-calf beef farm and most of our other neighbors ...

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Terms of Transparency, Animal Welfare Edition

March 23, 2016

Today THE group who long ago declared war on modern farming is taking their well-funded campaign to eliminate animal agriculture from the planet to print and social media.  You might just see their advertorial.  Keep that in mind.  This is paid for media hype.  They're taking aim at livestock farmers, dropping cow pies disguised as information left and right. ...

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