“To honor God as we pass on our love of farming and agriculture to future generations.” This mission statement is what drives Brent and Ronda Butler every day and helps shape all on-farm and off-farm decisions. Brent and Ronda are the 2015 Benton County Farm Family of the Year, as well as the Northwest […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Heather Disarro of Heather’s Dish Whenever I hear the word “fall,” my mind goes to two things: colorful leaves and pumpkin everything. Atypically as it may be, the pumpkin dreams aren’t always of lattes or pumpkin bread. Those are delicious and certainly staples on our family’s table, but there’s nothing […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Debbie Arnold of Dining With Debbie. When summer slips into fall, it’s pumpkin season in Arkansas. Whether it’s baking, preserving, simmering or decorating, pumpkins play a huge part in the allure of the autumn months. My husband and I look forward to visiting area pumpkin patches and corn mazes with […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary On our family farm growing up, one of our primary sources of farm income was growing broiler chickens. For approximately six weeks, we carefully managed every aspect of the growing environment: temperature, feed, water, light, health, etc. When the chickens were picked […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Debbie Arnold of Dining With Debbie. Beef production contributes more than $533 million to Arkansas’ economy each year, as well as providing employment opportunities in countless rural farming communities. The Arkansas beef industry existed long before the state became an American territory. Arkansas is primarily a cow-calf state, which means […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Lyndi Fultz of nwaFoodie Banana peppers are abundant now. For those of you who have a home garden or have a friend, family member or co-worker with a home garden, you may not need this public service announcement. A weekly visit to your farmers market most likely has stall after […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Rhonda Franz of CaptainMom.net Pasta salad is a nutritious, quick and versatile food. Throughout the school year, numerous pounds of rotini and radiatore goes from a warm and hearty dinner dish on our dining room table to a pasta salad meal in my children’s lunchboxes the following day. By combining the pasta […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary Farmers were ‘green’ long before it was trendy. They understand the wisdom of being good stewards of the land. Recycling is a generations-old way of life on most Arkansas farms. Reusing and repurposing is standard operating procedure. ‘Wasteful’ is not in their vocabulary. My grandmother, […]
by Arkansas Women Bloggers member Mary Wood of Run of the Mill Mary September is National Rice Month, and that’s something to celebrate in Arkansas. We grow 50 percent of the rice produced in America and more than 25,000 Arkansans support their families with jobs in the rice industry. Our rice farmers produce more rice using less water, […]