A Dakota tradition: Lessons in lefse
Discover the art of making lefse in this "Accidental Rancher" excerpt. Explore the history, technique, and heartwarming tradition of this Dakota holiday staple.
Spending Easter in the fading grip of an epic winter
From Michigan tulips to South Dakota blizzards, Eliza Blue explores how a snowy Easter brings the essential moisture and renewal needed for ranch life.
It’s time to let something new start to take root
After 13 years of stories from the South Dakota prairie, Eliza Blue reflects on motherhood, ranching, and why it’s time to trade the column for a novel.
What if coming together is the true meaning of joy?
Eliza Blue considers the meaning of joy as she considers wide-spread disaster across the United States and says goodbye to a dying acquaintance.
A hymn of redemption and melting water
Eliza Blue rejoices as the harshness of prairie winter begins to thaw for a moment of temporary respite.
There is nothing sweeter than healthy baby lambs
Lately, the early morning and late night flock checks and bottle feedings have been a pleasure for Eliza Blue.
Conserving biodiversity through heritage breeds
The small flock of Clun Forest sheep Eliza Blue brought home a few months ago have been everything she ever hoped for in sheep.
Questionable decisions for the love of lambs
Eliza Blue adopts four orphaned lambs on top of the ones bred on her farm, making it an interesting, hectic and still-manageable lambing season.
The legend of the Bloody Shoulder
Eliza Blue shares the legend of the Bloody Shoulder marking after getting her daughter a horse with it.
What we save, saves us
Eliza Blue finds comfort and hope in the resilient little kitten she's been tasked with bottle feeding around the clock.
