This post is about lunch lady appreciation! Cafeteria workers feed the masses and are not appreciated enough. Thank a cafeteria worker (or teach your kids to), and try a recipe using beets!

Teaching has many challenges, but every student matters. Hear about some of my students through the years along with root vegetable recipes.

Hear about my brief gun range experience and read a story about a hunting rifle shared by a friend. Two meat pie recipes are linked!

Hear about my recent New Year travels and perennial herb recipes, including a Sun-dried Tomato & Tarrago Soda Bread recipe.

Thanksgiving means giving thanks for family, friends, and pie! Read about my holidays through the years and pies that were enjoyed by all.

Join me for a "Brassicas" Harvest of the Month lesson and hear more about my time teaching Farm to School lessons to elementary students!

Two constants in my life are things that are meant to be shared - faith and delicious treats. Sometimes, terra-cotta pots are involved.

In my second hunting post I share about a family who impacted my life while in Montana and the life changes they experienced after I left.

In this post, I share about small groups I've been a part of in six different states, along with pumpkin recipes to enjoy at home!

Please Note:  While I have given every effort to write factually but respectfully, the content may be sensitive to some since it involves...

On some grey, cold winter days, my mood matches the weather.  I want to stay inside watching depressing BBC dramas that take a few hours...

Hear about how I navigated the first few weeks of COVID when the country shut down. There was meal packing, baking, and mountain walks.

Birthdays can be confusing. Some people love them and others dread them. It’s all relative depending on one’s circumstances and...

Hear about some of my Montana family and all things rhubarb! Included is a strawberry rhubarb muffin recipe for you to try at home.

I love a good scone. You may think I’m using the word “love” too loosely here. But if I had to choose my favorite thing to bake, which...

I was not homeschooled. But with the amount of time I’ve spent baking my own bread over the years, it may seem like I was. No, instead...

There’s nothing like Oklahoma allergies to remind me I’m not in Montana anymore. Living in different states for years has made me...

When I joined FoodCorps in 2018, I gained access to their bank of lessons developed for K-5th grade. The lessons are evidence-based and...

As California Bay Area kids, my brother and I didn’t get to experience much snow when we were younger. I remember one memorable snow...

In July 2019 I moved to Montana, my 7th state. When I think of my time there, I have memories of people that were like family, beautiful...