In 1860, four out of every five Americans lived in rural communities. Most knew the farmer who raised their food. Not because it was special. Because that's just how food worked. Then the Industrial Revolution emptied rural communities and filled the...
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That's Sam, about a decade ago. Our kids would come in looking like this pretty much daily. I'll admit, it annoyed me. The mud. The laundry. Andrea scrubbing boots on the porch. Turns out it might have been the best...
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I just dropped Andrea off at the Billings airport. She's heading home. I'm staying in Montana to take a chance on something new. A year ago I wouldn't have had the confidence to make that call. A researcher named Dora Biro...
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These sheep are ready for a morning move The first sound of the morning is a thump. If I’m sleeping lightly, it might be a rustling, and then a thump. Sometimes I want to ignore it and keep my eyes closed. For a...
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Friends, The USDA just proposed letting slaughterhouses run at whatever speed they want. 175 birds per minute for poultry. No cap for pork. The official reason: remove outdated “bottlenecks." I've been thinking about that word all week. Running a living...
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