Imagine this, you’re a jeweler selling an engagement ring. Yes, I did just come up with this analogy after looking down at my engagement ring. Stay with me, it gets more creative. A fine young man walks into your store and says he needs to purchase a ring. He has one hesitation about buying it…
Author: Farm Girl Next Door
Spicy Ginger Shrimp Stir Fry!
This is for all you spicy food lovers out there! (All you non-spicy food lovers, don’t worry. You can also leave out the sriracha and crushed red pepper flakes and still have an absolutely delicious sauce!) I personally love spicy food. When given the option on a scale of 1 to 10 to choose my…
Rolling to Capture ‘Carry’? What does that Mean?
“Yeah, just roll that contract and capture the carry.” Have you ever heard a merchandiser say that and then wanted to respond, “Uh, come again?” Today, we’re going to clear up your questions so you don’t hesitate the next time you’re in this scenario! In this article, I’m going to explain what it means and…
Bushels sitting at the elevator this year? Why you might consider a basis contract
This year there have been a lot of game time marketing decisions made. If I said I was proud of that, I’d be lying to you. Usually, harvest “game time” decision making is not a place you want to be. Rather, it tends to mean you’re taking a reactive instead of a proactive approach to…
Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken, Sweet Potato & Quinoa Casserole (Freezer Meal option!!)
This is a staple. I mean it. This is a recipe I could make every. single. week…and sometimes do. It’s ridiculously easy, it can be made ahead as a freezer meal, and it’s balanced and healthy. I mean what more could you ask for? Don’t say I didn’t warn you when this one becomes a…
Why you should stop asking “What’s the market going to do?”
Let me take you back to my days of buying corn and soybeans and calling on a customer list of farmers. I’d stop on the first farm of the day and I’d be almost immediately met with the following question, “So where’s this market headed?” Once I’d finish my meeting, I’d leave that farm and…
Pumpkin Banana Bread Bars (with chocolate chips!)
Where are my pumpkin spice, fall, sweatshirt, leggings & boots loving people? Just because you can’t see me doesn’t mean I didn’t raise my hand… There’s a reason so many grocery items come out with a pumpkin spice version the minute the leaves start thinking about falling. These bars are perfectly pumpkin-y and super easy–the…
Rosemary & Truffle Mustard Pork Loin (in the Slow Cooker!)
A super easy main dish recipe with 10 ingredients? Count me in. This pork is SO FLAVORFUL and I attribute a lot of that to the truffle mustard. The truffle mustard I used came from the little tourist town of Galena, IL from the Galena Canning Company (linked in the ingredients!). If you’ve never been…
Are you planning to use commercial storage out of price stubbornness, or are you going to use a more strategic marketing option this harvest?
If you don’t have enough (or, perhaps, any) on farm storage, it may seem like a fairly good idea to pay for commercial storage at your local elevator. You’re simply paying a fee (typically $.03 – $.05 per bushel, per month) to use infrastructure you don’t have, in hopes that price rallies and you capture…
Classic Zucchini Bread
This bread is SO TASTY. The texture is exactly what you hope for in zucchini bread…moist, tender and soft. It’s not quite ‘health food’, but it does use whole wheat flour and contains less oil and sugar than most zucchini bread recipes. Feel free to get creative with this recipe – throw in some chopped…