My Day on a Kansas Farm

My speaking adventures take me to a lot of amazing places, most recently to Kansas- I got the opportunity to spend a couple days on a Kansas Cattle Farm.  I was in love.  For those who know me know I love Middle America, I love the simple life of day to day chores and family values. I love the opportunity to wear my “ chore clothes” and no makeup and a ball cap.     Climbing into the tractor cab, feeding cows and calves, hauling water, checking cows getting ready to calve, having a warm lunch at grandmas – it was the perfect setting for a perfect day and I was in heaven.

I was on a big farm that spread miles across the Kansas prairie, yet it was still a family farm. No hired hands just mom and dad and the kids getting after it day after day. Working hard, doing what they had to do to juggle their day to make it all work. 

I wish everyone, all of our consumers, could visit a family farm, and realize that sometimes a family farm is a big farm with all the values and the integrity and the honest hard work of what they only a small farm possesses.  Cause sometimes a small farm becomes successful and grows up. 

my very own travel show ~

Seems as if life has been a whirlwind lately, my most recent adventure took me to the American Agriwomen Convention in Wichita, Kansas. While there I got to meet facebook friend now real friend Lori Bammerlin.  Lori is probably one of the most creative people I have yet to meet in my adventures so  thought I would share her with all of you !

Lori made all of these fabulous necklaces with an assortment of wonderful beads, she also has hand painted shoes, tshirts and really cool, fun hats!  Old feed sacks turned tote bags and wranglers made into fun skirts.  Whats old is new again with many of Lori's fun pieces.

My adventures take me to lots of places~ I feel as if I am on my own  travel show , you know the ones you see on TV.  My travels hook me up with interesting people engaged in agriculture and sharing a common passion and just sometimes they are doing extra fun things that spark my interest, like Lori and her cool treats with a western style flair.  I couldn’t keep her to myself so I figured I would share her with all of you –

If you are interested in Lori and her creations you can email her at ag06grad@yahoo.com  - or check out her blog at http://homeontherangeexhange.blogspot.com - she can take it from there!