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This chicken wing dip is good. It goes well with chips and fresh vegetables. I make it in our crockpot. Sometimes we host a small Super Bowl party, and this dip is always a hit.

I enjoy what I do overall. There are certainly farm chores that I don't enjoy or even dread having to do, but my enjoyment outweighs the unpleasant parts. On the tough days, I try to look for little things I can appreciate to remind myself that I really do love this life.

I found out about a farmer couples workshop being held near us. It's supposed to teach stress management techniques, communication skills, etc. Have any of you been to a couples workshop like this? My husband and I are thinking about going to the one near us. They provide food, lodging, and may...

I like to give fun gifts when I can. I know many people who won't buy themselves something enjoyable, so I like to give them a little something to enjoy at holiday time.

I love the idea of dipping them in chocolate, too! Chocolate and mint go so well together. What a cool idea to make spoons and bowls out of peppermint. Are you having a party where you'll use those for your guests?

We have a few homemade decorations for our tree, but not many. Our kids usually make one in school during art class, but as they get older, I doubt they'll be doing that anymore. I really love the memories our homemade decorations elicit, too.

It's common for livestock to be sold at auctions, but have you all ever heard of people who sell breeding pigs or show pigs at auctions? I heard about a couple who raises pigs to be shown. They mostly sell to those in 4-H and FFA. This seems like a unique way to make money on the farm. I'm not...

This is definitely not right. We regularly give excess produce from our own personal garden to food banks to help those who need it. When we first started out, we needed to go to food banks occasionally because we just weren't making enough to make ends meet. So, we can definitely relate to what...

It's a good idea to start small. Maybe you even want to consider purchasing fewer than 40 acres to start since you likely won't make a profit right away. Do you have renters interested in farmland? That would certainly bring in some money while you work on building your business.

A friend of mine wants to start a small hobby farm. What advice would you give a new hobby farmer? I've been farming for so long, I don't know where to tell her to start! I told her to start small and slow - don't try to do everything she wants to do at once. Try growing a few things this coming...

I think that's a great idea! I'd definitely go if I had a class like that near me. I am a decent cook, but I struggle with baking and would love to learn how to do it better.

We're using sand for our cow bedding. It's a good option because it conforms to the cow's individual shape, drains moisture away from the surface, and may even decrease some cases of mastitis. However, I hate how it sticks to everything and seems to make it's way into the food and water. Has...

We are planning to go this year. It'll be our first time at the show. We'll definitely check out the tractor pull. We have a friend who lives nearby, and she's allowing us to stay there so we can save a little money on hotel expenses.

That is so cool! Anything we can do to help the planet will help future generations. I love finding new uses for things, and I'm very impressed that these researchers have figured out how to turn barley into carbon.

There are several herbs that are easy to grow. I like growing lavender because it's so calming. I also grow my own peppermint and add it to my hot tea at night.

When I was growing up, we always went to my Grandma's house every Christmas Eve. She always made these amazing ham balls, and I looked forward to them each year. There are plenty of recipes online, but I wondered if anyone had a good recipe for ham balls I could try to make for Christmas this...

Oh my goodness, this sounds amazing! And it looks so easy to make, too. I'm definitely going to have to gather up the ingredients for this and make one soon.

Maybe I'm just too old-fashioned, but I can't imagine not driving a tractor! Driverless tractors sound a little scary. What if they go off-course or start malfunctioning in other ways?

We have a neighbor who has a couple of turkeys as pets. They seem pretty tame and well-behaved. We have chickens right now, but we may look into getting some turkeys in the future.

I need to see about finding something like that for myself. It takes a while to walk across the field if I need to talk to someone who's working out there, and I don't want to drive our truck through the field to reach them.