‘Come now, let us reason together’
Alan Guebert surmises "Congress is broken and only good will and reasonable people will fix it," detailing leaders who influenced past Farm Bills.
Without a blacksmith, there wasn’t a town
Paul Locher explains that the single most important craftsman that was needed to get an 1800s frontier town going and make it thrive was a blacksmith.
A chicken run that’s now a greenhouse
Eric Keller arrived home with his lumber, but instead of a chicken run, he managed to build a greenhouse.
Customer disservice
Kymberly Foster Seabolt does not believe the customer is always right. She believes approaching situations with patience and kindness goes a long way.
The not-so-blessed praying mantis
Tami Gingrich sheds light on the vicious feeding habits of different species of praying mantises, and the plight non-native species can be to pollinators.
Can you identify Item No. 1276?
Tim Miller discovered Item No. 1276 while he was metal detecting at an 1820s to 1830s homesite. Do you know what it is?
Carpe Diem — or seize the carp
Jim Abrams shares tips for catching and cooking carp, which become more active in the fall as water temperatures cool.
The milk sheep with no milk
Eliza Blue finds herself bottle feeding a lamb from an ewe with no milk, despite being a breed known for producing milk.
Bellies, buckets and blazes
Bryce Angell shares a tale of a hefty fellow who attempts to put out a fire.
Using warm-season grasses to get through the summer slump
Warm-season grasses are one option to improve forage production during the summer slump.
