Innholdsfortegnelse for August/September 2021 i Farm and Ranch Living

Farming is a practice born of place—including some places that seem downright inhospitable to it. Our ability to plant seeds and help them flourish in all sorts of climates is remarkable. Among the places I’ve had the privilege to visit, few illustrate this idea better than the Hopi nation, where an innovative method known as dry farming was crucial to folks’ survival for thousands of years and remains central to the culture. On page 40, you’ll meet Michael Kotutwa Johnson, a Hopi farmer and educator whose work, he says, is rooted in traditional knowledge, modern science and faith. Of course, what works for growers in northeastern Arizona is bound to differ from that of their neighbors at the opposite end of the state. Just ask Jenny and Micah Garcia, who…

1. THE LITTLEST COWPOKE Our son Aiden, decked out in his cowboy hat and bibs, loves to visit the animals on our farm. JESSICA MICHALAK FORT PLAIN, NEW YORK 2. LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON While my husband worked on our tractor, I noticed our son with a wrench in hand, “working” on his own John Deere. Such joy to see my two farmers hard at work together. SHELBY HOLT/DAWNING PHOTOGRAPHY SEAMAN, OHIO 3. A FAMILY OF FARMERS Our son Jordan and his wife, Chelsey, live on the farm with their daughters, Baylor and Mila. They have many animals: cattle, hogs, horses, goats, chickens, dogs and farm cats. Chelsey and her parents have a dairy farm, and Jordan is a grain and hog farmer with his dad. Chelsey took this photo…

My mom always made this crisp bread and butter pickle recipe when we were kids, and she gave me the recipe. They’re pleasantly tart and so good. Now I make bread and butter pickles for my own kids all the time! KAREN OWEN RISING SUN, IN PREP: 30 min. + standing PROCESS: 15 min. MAKES: 7 pints 4 lbs. cucumbers, sliced 8 small onions, sliced 1/2 cup canning salt 5 cups sugar 4 cups white vinegar 2 Tbsp. mustard seed 2 tsp. celery seed 11/2 tsp. ground turmeric 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1. In a large container, combine the cucumbers, onions and salt. Cover with crushed ice and mix well. Let stand for 3 hours. Drain; rinse and drain again. 2. In a Dutch oven, combine the sugar, vinegar and…

OUTERWEAR • Insulated XTRATUF and Justin waterproof boots • Insulated Carhartt overalls all winter long, and Duluth Trading Co. overalls in the summer • Outback Trading Co. Jill-A-Roo oilskin jacket • Kinco or Carhartt gloves • Salt Valley long-sleeve button-up shirts every day of the summer • Patagonia Better Sweater (I’ve had good luck finding used ones in great shape on eBay) FARM TOOLS • Kubota ATV • Zenport hoof trimmers • Alaskan Awfuls knife. I have a custom-made model that sits on the side of my overalls. It’s so handy and opens every single bale. • I use my grandpa’s dehorner for all my baby goats. I just haven’t found one that can get the job done better. SUPPLEMENTS • Probios Bovine One Oral Gel for Ruminants • Kaeco Selenium and Vitamin E Gel for Goats • UltraCruz Goat Copper Bolus Supplement…

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Volunteer Field Editors provide many of the great ideas, stories and images you see in every issue. Visit farmandranchliving.com/ fieldeditors for more information or to apply. Natalie Bright Canyon, Texas Courtney Buser Stoughton, Wisconsin Rachel Ekberg Loma Rica, California Kerysa Ford Phoenix, Arizona Karen Giebel Republic, Washington Donald Lee Grob Norman, Oklahoma Bethany Heldman Morgantown, Indiana Rob Kennedy Maryville, Tennessee Amber Kersenbrock Colby, Kansas Callie Miller Geneseo, Illinois Carrie Miller Kinsman, Ohio Lisa Minnick Logansport, Indiana Jennifer Myers Gardners, Pennsylvania Barbara Schumacher Mountain View, Missouri Cheryl Stunkel Buckeystown, Maryland Lisa Trice Cambridge, Maryland…

KODIAK, ALASKA LIVESTOCK  Goats, cattle PRODUCTS  Goat’s milk, ice cream, cheese and soap SERVICES  Ag education, farm camp While Kodiak, Alaska, is known for brown bears, exceptional sport fishing and breathtaking views, the island also boasts a small piece of farming paradise. That’s where I come in. My name is Kelli Foreman, and I’m a fifth-generation farmer hailing from Nebraska. I came to Alaska to work as a counselor at Kodiak Baptist Mission’s summer day camp and fell in love with it here. My husband was game for giving it a try and now we call Kodiak home. I’m the assistant executive director and farm manager for Kodiak Baptist Mission. About six years ago, we were looking for new ways to teach children and families, so we decided to return…

Hugh Newcomb and I met in 2015, after we moved into the same retirement community in Boise, and it wasn’t long before we discovered we had something in common: Years earlier, we had both worked in the Indiana tomato industry. From the start, it was clear that Hugh was a storyteller. In fact, he wrote remembrance columns for small newspapers in his home state and had written a book, A Collection of Stories out of Arkansas. We had lunch together often, and through sharing stories of our rural pasts, our friendship grew. In 1945, Hugh was a 15-year-old student looking to earn some money to save for his college education. He traveled north with a friend to work on a farm near Markle, not far from Fort Wayne. At the…

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THANKS FOR THE THUNDERSTORMS Lily Gertsch’s photo “Welcome Weather” in the February/March issue (page 51) spoke volumes to me as I recalled my father’s constant worry about the weather and how the entire family would pray for rain. The day that the rain finally came after a long dry spell, our entire family would stand under the protection of the covered porch and let the rain hit our faces while we watched our thirsty crops come to life again. To this day thunderstorms and heavy rains bring a sense of peace and contentment. SUSAN CALLOWAY AUSTIN, TEXAS NEXT UP My husband wanted you to know that your April/May 2021 issue was the best he has read. He thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ve skimmed through and plan to read it next. Thanks…

Rural life often revolves around planting, growing and harvesting your own food. But there is another, often overlooked component to this lifestyle: preserving the bounty. I have been canning since I was a little girl, helping my mother and grandmother in the kitchen. They would place an old double steamer on the stove to preserve all kinds of fruits, tomatoes, jams and pickles. The steamer was eventually replaced by a water bath canner that held 12 quart-size jars. My father grew a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. With the exception of bananas, we never had anything store-bought. My mother spent a good many hours every summer and fall working in the kitchen to can all the food my dad grew. We were a family of eight, so it was…

Along with goat’s milk, goat cheese, goat’s milk soap and baked goods, the Heritage House at Kodiak Baptist Mission sells its own goat’s milk ice cream. The flavors change according to the season—at Christmastime they include Eggnog, Gingerbread, Pumpkin Cheesecake and Peppermint Lane. Other flavors include: Berry Vanilla Cayenne Dark Chocolate Chocolate Coconut Cream Coffee Coffee Toffee Cookies & Cream Country Vanilla Key Lime Pie Kodiak Bear Tracks Mint Chocolate Cookie Peanut Butter Chocolate Pioneer Peach Rocky Road Salted Caramel Strawberry Cheesecake Toasted Almond Vanilla Almond…

REGENERATIVE FARMING here in the desert looks a little different than in rainier states. We monitor our rangeland closely to ensure the forage doesn’t get eaten too low. As soon as it’s been grazed sufficiently, we move the animals to the next parcel in order to give the spent land at least a year’s rest. The spent land gets to go through the rainy season and grow enough forage for us to move cattle back onto it the following year. Our irrigated fields are a huge blessing since we are able to run more cows than we have rangeland for, bringing them back to the irrigated fields when we’ve used up all the rangeland for that year.…