Is second cutting hay necessary?
Do you really need to make second cutting hay? Learn how to weigh the the benefits and drawbacks to doing a second hay cutting.
Crooked fences
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about the difficulty of putting up straight fence posts.
Giving Mother Nature a chance
Kymberly Foster Seabolt is trying really hard to give Mother Nature a chance, taking up gardening and bird watching; however, she's constantly being tested.
Take the time to plan ahead for farm emergencies
Planning for farm emergencies can feel overwhelming. Learn how to break it into simple tasks to be prepared no matter what happens.
Farmers focus on weather, but grain markets keep ignoring it
Although crop quality may not be what the USDA is anticipating due to unfavorable weather in parts of the Midwest, the grain markets have not budged.
The mulberry tree
Tami Gingrich was recently surprised by the amount of fruit hanging from a white mulberry tree, and even more surprised to find out it's invasive in Ohio.
Many arms (and legs) were required at a house raising
Paul Locher details the dangerous and exciting process of raising a house on the frontier of the Ohio Country in the 1800s.
Baseball is more than a game
The past few months of Judith Sutherland's life have revolved around baseball, and she's loved every minute of it.
Old books are wiser than new technology
Computers make our lives easier, at least in some ways, but lately, some of the information Eric Keller been getting has been wrong. So he's gone back to the books.
Letting life happen through you
Eliza Blue reflects on the phrase "Life doesn’t happen to you, it happens through you." Also, she has a new book coming out.























