This morning I gave a few youth beef presentations at East Picacho Middle School, and it was awesome! I was incredibly nervous but I’d spent a few hours putting it together so being prepared certainly helped. The kids were darling. Lots of energy! I worked with two groups of second and third graders. (FOR LESSON PLANS FROM THE PRESENTATION BE SURE TO SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM)
As you’re staring down at your hamburger or steak, how often do you wonder how it got there? For some people it might be a little easier to rationalize how milk or eggs get put on their table. You’re not alone. Beef production isn’t necessarily the ‘in’ thing to talk about for most. However, I thoroughly enjoy it.
With all the marketing that goes on how are you supposed to make an educated decision about what goes in your grocery cart? Specifically – beef! There are tons of labels on all food products, but today we’re going to give you a quick & dirty about what beef labels actually mean!
Wow, it’s so nice to get right back to blogging! Between a lack of WiFi and a challenging computer situation man oh my I’ve been missing it.
Some don't realize that there is a need for agricultural agvocates but for anyone whose wondering there certainly is. For anyone who is concerned about job security this post should put your mind at ease. So, why do we have job security? (in my opinion)
Everyone wants to do their part to help save the planet. Understandably so. It's important for us to leave the planet better than we left it. Stewardship of the land is important to all farmers and ranchers. Not only does it make their methods of production more effective in the future but it ensures the environment is being kept in prime condition. Though people typically picture…
A huge part of my life is being a 'college student'. For those of you who are not in college yet/not moved out yet or are old enough that you've forgotten about those couple of years I just wanted to give you a quick insight about what my week consists of. I love Friends the TV. show. Yes I know it's old, but I still find…
This was always a source of contention for me and I'm still learning how to be an agvocate. I learn more every day but it's really not that hard, I promise.
Have some dead bananas lying around? I know you all do. I'm not going to judge. It's hard to eat all of them before they brown. Also Garrett likes bananas and so we do this quite a bit! Here's a delicious & easy banana nut bread recipe.
Hi, it's nice to meet you! My name's Lauren. Lover of bad 90's movies, green chile and proud Furbaby Momma.