From the car’s passenger seat, I watch grain fields pass like a movie reel. I’m fascinated by the ocean of...
It’s 4.15 am as the alarm goes off. I’m wide awake anyway, knowing I’ve got my first morning milking on...
Last days in August The tarmac heats the rubber soles of my boots. It’s hotter here than I had expected...
In western Kansas one can see for miles. Grain elevators stick out of the earth like push pins on a...
THE PARLOR is a new series on The Milk House that embraces the lighter side of rural life. You can...
Lately the thought of homesteading and dreams has been on my mind. I’m part of an online group of homesteaders...
Lorna Sixsmith is an Irish author and dairy farmer. Her latest book is Till the Cows Come Home by Black and...
They say you never forget your first time. Mine was so painfully embarrassing that it’s difficult to write about. In...
Writing the Land: Foodways and Social Justice is a collection of poems and essays that brings together poets, land protection...
Farming is an essential part of the human story. Although the number of farmers is declining world wide, many people...
As a farmer and former English major, it gives me no pleasure to announce this, but the truth is agriculture...
The happiest moment of my life occurred on the day I held in my hands the golden ticket, the winning...