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New Hope for Old Farmers: Americans Long For Life ‘Down on the Farm’ by: LeAnn R. Ralph Imagine my surprise when I read an article in the April 2005 edition of Reader’s Digest informing me that membership in Future Farmers of America (FFA) has hit a 22-year record high. Since 1994, the number of farmers’ [...]
Mint-Chocolate Coffee Spoons by: LeAnn R. Ralph A quick and easy way to enjoy mint-chocolate coffee! My sister-in-law makes these, and they sell them at school events to raise money for the parochial school where her son is enrolled. She says they “sell like hotcakes.” Suggested price: 2 for $1. If you want to make [...]
So You’d Like To… Learn More About Living on a Farm by: LeAnn R. Ralph Forty years ago when I was a little girl growing up on our dairy farm in west central Wisconsin, I thought everyone lived on a farm. Then again, many of my kindergarten classmates lived on farms, too, so maybe I [...]
How to Tame Wild Kittens by: LeAnn R. Ralph Over the past several years, the wild mother cat who has taken up residence in our barn in rural Wisconsin has given me many opportunities to figure out how to tame wild kittens. The mother cat always hides her kittens very well, and then, when they [...]
The Benefits of Reading by: LeAnn R. Ralph Did you know that reading can keep your mind active and engaged well into old age? Several years ago when I was working as a newspaper reporter, I interviewed a woman who was a resident at a local nursing home. She was 100 years old. And she [...]
Writing Your Life Stories by: LeAnn R. Ralph Remember the time that you got into ‘big trouble’ when you were a kid because. . .? Or what about the time that your little sister. . .? Or how about the time that your mom was making. . .and burned the. . .? You probably have [...]
News Release: Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam by: LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX, WISCONSIN — Did you know that since 1969, the United States has lost 85 percent of its dairy farms. And did you know that since 1969, Wisconsin has lost nearly 70 percent of its dairy farms? “I lived away [...]
Book Excerpt: Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam by: LeAnn R. Ralph ~ 5 ~ May-Day! The school bus had long since disappeared over the last hill toward the main road one afternoon when I set my books on the kitchen table and hurried into the living room to talk to my [...]
Book Excerpt: Give Me a Home Where the Dairy Cows Roam by: LeAnn R. Ralph When I reached the top of the driveway after getting off the school bus one April afternoon, I couldn’t help but wonder why Dad was standing on the stepladder next to the tractor. I had never seen my father use [...]
Book Review : Christmas in Dairyland by: LeAnn R. Ralph Author/Publisher Christmas in Dairyland by LeAnn R. Ralph Published by LeAnn R. Ralph E6689 970th Ave. Colfax, WI 54730 Printed by Booklocker.com ISBN 1-59113-366-1 $13.95, 2003, 153 pages Reviewer Boyd Sutton Siren, Wisconsin maxdude@centurytel.net Description of the Book Christmas in Dairyland is a collection of [...]