Friday, February 6, 2026
Little Pasture on the Prairie

Little Pasture on the Prairie

nettle

Eliza Blue battles weeds in a community garden she helped start in her small town in South Dakota.
country house

Eliza Blue's South Dakota ranch has received more rain in the past week than the entirety of last spring and summer. Her family is enjoying the results.
wheat field

Eliza Blue feels like her body and soul might finally be getting reacquainted after so much time spent apart.
Clun Forest sheep

Eliza Blue has experienced one of the hardest seasons of shepherding in the last few months.
colt

Eliza Blue doesn't mind taking it slow with her colt, learning a little more about her every day, building a bridge of trust one careful brick at a time.
storm

Eliza Blue reflects on the weather extremes that impact operations on her South Dakota ranch.
snow

Eliza Blue talks about the real amount of control any of us has over our lives.
grayscale photo of person playing violin

Eliza Blue reflects on the phrase "Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens through you." Also, she has a new book coming out.
goat

Once you've put on your town clothes, you can not do anything farm or ranch-related unless you want to be immediately covered in dirt, hay or worse.
lamb

Eliza Blue holds onto hope and faith as she cares for a lamb born with Border Disease.