I dive into the the economics of growing food, give you the dirt on the politics of agriculture and occasionally share a funny tale from our ranch, Whippoorwill Creek Farm.
Food. Agriculture. Sustainability. The little guy. Was Prof + Journalist, now Farmer. My book "Bet the Farm" is a deeply personal look into the economics of agriculture.
Exploring history you never learned in school — but wish you had
Stories from the front lines of Iowa's mental healthcare crisis and beyond
A Substack about community for people who want to be better neighbors. Life in my small, rural, Iowa town is idyllic--and also really hard. I imagine the same can be said about wherever you live. Come join the conversation!
Musings and observations on sports, gardening, travel — and anything else I care to write about.
An award-winning Iowa journalist's observations on politics, current events, family and some random things, too.