Faces Behind Farming—a series on the people, not the politics Welcome to Missouri, historically the “town of the large canoes,” named after a tribe of Sioux Indians called the Missouris. A whomping eight states border this heartland state, tied for the most with Tennessee. The Pony Express, Oregon, Santa Fe, and California Trails all began in Missouri playing … Continue reading Bumper Crop in “The Show Me State”
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Hearty Healthy Options for Thanksgiving
“We feed people, we feed them often, and we feed them well.” —Shauna Ferguson-Farver's Grandma Because of Montana’s massiveness, I think it’s only apropos that I devote two farming stories to my middle-of-nowhere Scobey adventure before moving onto Michigan and Missouri the next two weeks, where, respectively, I learned about organic farming and reconnected with my … Continue reading Hearty Healthy Options for Thanksgiving
A Child’s Sacred Cries
There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3 Last week I dedicated my Thanksgiving blog post to Mike Henry, my ex-husband’s brother who unexpectedly died on November 23. My ex-husband and I were married for twenty-two years. After our divide, we … Continue reading A Child’s Sacred Cries
The Power of the Pause
Note: After writing this blog post, Mike Henry, my ex-husband’s 58-year-old brother, unexpectedly died. We will be traveling this Thanksgiving to attend a funeral, to pause, and ponder another life gone. I dedicate this blog to Mike, who remained and will forever be with his high school sweetheart, Sherry; who was also the father of … Continue reading The Power of the Pause