One of the earlier favorite memories I had as a kid was the radio. I enjoyed listening to the radio. But I had no control over the stations when I was real young. The radio in the barn was on KDHL. …
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By Terry Campbell
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10/18/24
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One year after Monica settled into her Wanamingo farm, Claudia and her husband joined her there. (Claudia’s husband passed about one year later.) Monica would be in charge of the livestock (Claudia …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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10/11/24
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During cold and flu season, many people look for ways to stay healthy and ward off sickness. One option is chiropractic care, which can be a great ally for keeping your body in fighting shape. …
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By Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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10/4/24
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Almost everyone has experienced difficulty passing a bowel movement at least once in their life. For some, the challenge is a regular occurrence. Dr. Alan Gaby defines constipation as having less …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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10/4/24
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Over the course of my life I have attended and taken part in a number of festivals. From county fairs to street festivals and town festivals I’ve been to just about little of everything. The most …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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10/4/24
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I built our home on Kentucky Lake in 2021. I had purchased the land a few years earlier but kind of left it alone while we worked on other projects. I hadn’t scoped out the property before …
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By Terry Campbell
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9/20/24
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It seemed silly to pay someone to plow the ⅓ mile gravel driveway when Monica owned a perfectly good F250 farm truck. (Plowing couldn’t be that difficult, could it?) So she bought a plow blade, …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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9/13/24
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Benjamin Franklin is quoted as saying, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” When talking about the impact of magnesium on your health, this is especially true. Magnesium is the …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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9/6/24
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The Minnesota State Fair is something to look forward to with great anticipation.
Unless you are one of the Minnesotans, like me, who did not think through living near the State Fair grounds …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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9/6/24
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Using mass spectrometry analysis techniques, researchers in Luxembourg and France detected 69 biomarkers of pollutants and pesticides — 12 of which are banned in the EU — in hair samples from …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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9/6/24
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Even though I’m off the farm and off the air, I still keep up to date on agricultural news and markets. I still do a lot of road farming as well. I’ve written before about how I incorporated that …
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By Emery Kleven
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8/23/24
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As a young boy on the farm in the early 1960’s I was fascinated with machinery, and especially tractors. There was one tractor that was just my size. The garden tractor or lawn mower. I was too …
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By Terry Campbell
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8/23/24
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Chickens.
Yup – they would be the first livestock on Monica’s farm. But knowing nothing, she knew she needed to educate herself. It was time to start some research.
A church friend had six …
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By Monica & Claudia Vanderborght
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8/16/24
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Aloe vera gel can help improve the symptoms of psoriasis as well as other skin conditions such as cuts and burns. Psoriasis treatments typically involve medications with serious side effects like …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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8/9/24
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Are allergies affecting your quality of life these days? As we move into the fall season, many will be challenged with hayfever, but others have been dealing with pollens since spring began. We often …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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8/9/24
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My older sister believes that everyone has had at least one great goat story in their lives.
For her and I it was the time one of the neighbors down the road received a goat for Father’s Day. …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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8/9/24
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I grew up with an active imagination and some of that would be my dad’s fault. My dad was a farmer, but he always thought up more adventurous things to do. That can happen when you spend hours in a …
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By Terry Campbell
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7/26/24
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Are you familiar with the game – JENGA? This game challenges you to see how many pieces you can carefully remove before the entire tower collapses. It is amazing how many pieces can be removed from …
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By Noel Aldrich, PhD, CNS, Licensed Nutritionist
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7/12/24
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Loneliness can have a serious impact on the life span of seniors. When older adults feel isolated or alone, it can lead to both physical and mental health problems. Studies have shown that lonely …
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By Dr. Shauna Burshem, D.C.
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7/12/24
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Once again Minnesotans have reached the time of the year where we all go outside. All of us. As much as we possibly can. After all, we only have a short period of time where we can be outside before …
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By RosaLin Alcoser
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7/12/24
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