Tag: food production

  • Grace by Baxter

    Grace by Baxter

    I was reading the The All-American Cowboy Cookbook the other night (yes, I know some of you are in shock) trying to find new and interesting recipes that both the Ninja and I would like (quite a feat considering he likes vegetables and trying new things and I….well, don’t).  I stumbled across a cowboy prayer written by Baxter Black…

  • These Boots…..

    These Boots…..

    I love Eric Church.  I love his voice, I love his music and I’d love it if he were my arm candy (not all the time, just temporarily).  Last night I went to a FREE and amazing Eric Church concert in the Power & Light district in Kansas City. One of Eric’s hits is a song called “These Boots.”…

  • Vegan Tries Beef

    Ok, so the vegan didn’t really try beef, but he did take a tour of a cattle feedlot in Wiggins, Colorado.  To be exact, it was the Magnum Feedyard owned by my friend Christine Gabel’s family.  The vegan, Ryan Andrews, visited the feedyard and wrote about his firsthand experiences with cattle nutrition, feedlot health systems,…

  • Tastes So Good

    Tastes So Good

    Well I’m back in the States and extremely glad that I won’t be on a plane for at least another month. Twenty hours one way is just too much. While I was quite nervous about the trip and the food I would encounter, I was pleasantly surprised at many of the meals we were served.…

  • Hello from Cape Town, South Africa!

    Hello from Cape Town, South Africa!

    “Goeie More” or Hello from South Africa! For the past 5 days I explored and adventured abroad in the Cape Town countryside learning about foreign agriculture and animal science. My first day in Cape Town I strolled the streets of Stellenbosch, did some shopping, wine tasting and visited a Hereford farm. Unlike the U.S., very…