Wishful for Warmer Days
Mother Nature has really hit the Ozarks with blasts of winter weather recently, plunging temperatures and wind chills well below freezing. When we finally...
A New Year on the Farm
The New Year on this farm was kicked off with a night of fun with friends and neighbors at our home. We spent the...
Working Cows with Judy
An old friend recently sent me a picture of the present his wife gave him for Christmas this year. It was a sweatshirt with...
The Evolution of Agriculture
I’m kind of a history buff. No, I can’t recite exact dates of every historical event, but I know the “biggies,” like July 4,...
Across the Fence
I’m kind of a history buff. No, I can’t recite exact dates of every historical event, but I know the “biggies,” like July 4,...
Life Is Simple
When it came to Christmas gifts, Dad was all about practicality. I know I must have received some toys or other impractical gifts when...
Freshly Picked
Sometimes when the kids come home from school they’ll mention they had a substitute or “sub.”
This can have one of two verdicts – a...
Life Is Simple
If someone blindfolded you, took you for a ride, then took the blindfold off, after they led you into a house, you would still...
Across the Fence
It’s hard to believe 2018 is upon us.
Like many folks, I always hope the new year is better than the last, and that my...
Across the Fence
This issue of Ozarks Farm & Neighbor includes our annual cookbook and this year, as in years past, there are lots of yummy recipes...