Thursday, April 18, 2024

Since it's almost Father's Day, Annette Crowell credits her dad with teaching her cooking skills. Read more in Crowell's Dinner Guest post.

Children who eat with their families tend to do better in school, eat more nutritiously and avoid risky behaviors.
pizza

Pizza is inevitably a part of our lives, starting from a young age.

By Sarah Cross Everyone creates his own image when you think of “home.” For some, it may be their “home place,” where they were raised....
Stille Nacht score

(Note: This column first appeared in Farm and Dairy 16 years ago. I offer it here again this year, because its message never dims....

It’s hard, but Putnam County 4-H’er understands Ohio's decision to ban county fair poultry shows to minimize the risk of bird flu spreading.
kitchen table

From our Dinner Guest, Jennifer Kiko: "Time time spent at the table may change the course of someone’s life in ways we can’t even imagine."

Zane Trace FFA members are helping address local hunger needs, putting what they are learning in the classroom to work in their school and community.
brown eggs

Why do brown eggs have that extra wholesome, homespun appeal?

From our Dinner Guests Hank and Joli Fichter: "Having sources of locally produced food has changed the way we live... The resources are most likely within miles or minutes of your home."