The Farmer's Daughter USA

Hi, I'm Amanda! My family farms corn and soybeans in Southwest Michigan. I'm also a practicing attorney.

Farming Fridays!

Sticks and Stones ... may break our disc bladess!One of the most time consuming and labor intensive things in farming is converting a field from one thing to another. Last year we took on some new property that had been planted as an apple orchard. The trees were old and were removed. … [Read more...]

GMO Tomatoes Fight Cancer

In the past, we sold yellow tomatoes at our farm market that were low acid. They tasted just like a regular tomato and were wonderful for customers that could not consume the more acidic red tomatoes. But, what if instead of just low acid tomatoes, we had tomatoes that could do more?New Energy Farms … [Read more...]

Farming Fridays!

April Showers Bring May....Freezes? Just when we thought we had escaped the evil clutches of the polar vortex and that cold air...it returns. Last week we were enduring enjoying temperatures in the mid-80's. We even set a record last week for having the hottest day since they started keeping … [Read more...]

Whole Foods: Meat With A Side of Maggot

Now we know why Whole Foods charges so much for its food -- it comes with extra protein!Ah yes, the great bastion of Pseudo-science and elitist aisles of grocery bliss has had a rather embarrassing encounter with the health department in California. Employee Marc Melancon arrived at Whole … [Read more...]