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Trail Horse Tales

July 20, 2020 by hsotr

Trail Horse Tales

A collection of short tales about trail horse Zorro and his training. Readers will learn about DeMuth’s efforts to implement natural care and riding methods with her horses.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Books, Horses, Livestock, Outdoors

Ranching Full-Time on 3 Hours a Day

July 13, 2020 by hsotr

Ranching Full-Time on 3 Hours a Day

Too many family ranches these days are supported by a spouse’s off-ranch income. But this book by Cody Holmes proves that it doesn’t have to be this way!

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Books, Cattle, Financial, Livestock, Pastures, Planning, Soil, Stewardship

Cricket in the Thicket

July 6, 2020 by hsotr

Cricket in the Thicket

Short poems feature bugs that will be familiar to nearly every Kansas child, and children from other places, as well.

Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Books, Family, Insect Pests, Nature, Poetry

Kansas Forts and Bases

June 24, 2020 by hsotr

Kansas Forts & Bases

Not all of us can readily absorb military history without getting bogged down in the technicalities. Thankfully, Kansas Forts and Bases: Sentinels on the Prairie by Debra Goodrich Bisel and Michelle M. Martin is supremely readable, providing an era-by-era overview of Kansas forts as reflective of the broader picture of Kansas history overall.

Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Architecture, Books, History, Native Americans, The West, Travel

A Kansas Soldier at War

May 18, 2020 by hsotr

A Kansas Soldier at War

The Civil War era was a challenging time that severely put the nation, its families, and its values to the test. A Kansas Soldier at War: The Civil War Letters of Christian and Elise Dubach Isely by Ken Spurgeon offers fascinating insight into this human element of the conflict. The bulk of the book is […]

Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Books, Faith, Genealogy, History

Kansas: In the Heart of Tornado Alley

May 4, 2020 by hsotr

Kansas: In the Heart of Tornado Alley

Whether you lived through them or not, the major tornadoes of Kansas have become indelibly stamped on the state’s memory.

Filed Under: The Sunflower State Tagged With: Books, History, Nature, Photography, Weather

The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner

April 20, 2020 by hsotr

The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner

No matter what your country living interests are, you must have this book. This may seem like an exaggeration. Rest assured, it’s not.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Bees, Books, Field Crops, Fruit, Livestock, Nature, Pastures, Planning, Poultry, Soil, Stewardship, Vegetables, Weather

Teaching the Rules of the Hunt

March 30, 2020 by hsotr

Teaching the Rules of the Hunt

The premise is that you cannot teach a dog to herd, simply because it already knows how. Instead, your role is that of pack leader.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Books, Dogs, Livestock, Pets, Sheep

The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer

March 9, 2020 by hsotr

The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer

Those who pursue a different path often meet with skepticism in our society. This is perhaps nowhere quite as true as in the area of agriculture.

Filed Under: The Farm Tagged With: Animal Health, Books, Financial, Food, Health & Fitness, Marketing, Nature, Plant Health, Soil, Stewardship, Water

2020 Reading Challenge: Nature

January 6, 2020 by hsotr

2020 Reading Challenge: Nature

Ready for a challenge? Tackle this list of 12 books on flora, fauna, weather, conservation, and more.

Filed Under: The Lifestyle Tagged With: Books, Nature, Outdoors, Photography, Reading Challenges, Stewardship, Water, Weather

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