Blog - The Farmer's Daughter USA

Watermelon is 90% Water

August 3, 2020

No wonder watermelon is so refreshing on a hot summer day! … [Read more...]

The chemotherapy started to claim my hair. So I decided to have some fun with it. I wanted to know what I would look like with some shorter hairstyles. My stylist was open to playing with my hair and this is what we created! … [Read more...]

Cattle are “upcyclers”

July 31, 2020

Cattle are "upcyclers!" Cattle are great for grazing land unsuitable for crops. They also eat a lot of human food waste. So they turn marginal land and wasted food into high-quality proteins! … [Read more...]

An Open Letter to H&M

July 27, 2020

Dear H&M: I saw your recent commercial regarding sustainability. It shares your commitment to change your production now to help protect our environment for the future. You reported that already half of your materials "are recycled, organic, or sustainably sourced." And you promise that by … [Read more...]

When Grandma Beat Cancer

July 25, 2020

Grandma was 82 when she was diagnosed with lung cancer. No one said it, but we all braced ourselves for what we presumed was the end. How long did she have? How bad would it get? How much longer would she be grandma? Grandma would have none of it. She was determined that she was going to … [Read more...]

Video: Food Science Babe & I Chat About “Clean” Wine

July 13, 2020

Cameron Diaz and her friend Samantha Powers have launched a "clean" brand of wine. Diaz says she was concerned about "drinking pesticides" in her conventional wine. So the duo "researched" how to grow wine grapes and became "experts" on the topic. I chatted with Food Science Babe about just how … [Read more...]

Port Placement

July 11, 2020

This past week I had a port placed. This will help nurses easily hook me up for chemotherapy treatment. I was SO nervous about getting the port!! But it really isn't that bad. I'm happy to say I'm on the other side and doing well. … [Read more...]

Video: Back & Forth Side Dressing Corn

July 10, 2020

There's something very calming about watching a tractor go back and forth across the field. Watch this on loop then tell me it isn't true. My brother is side dressing corn. It's a targeted application of fertilizer that helps the corn grow strong and healthy. … [Read more...]

Whole Foods Branded Bottled Water: “Concerning Levels of Arsenic”

July 8, 2020

What is clear, wet, and contains "concerning levels" of arsenic? Whole Foods' bottled water, apparently. Consumer Reports conducted testing on 45 different brands of bottled water. All but one brand tested 3 parts per billion (more on that in a second). The odd duck was Whole Foods' Starkey … [Read more...]

Chocolate Makes Everything Better

July 7, 2020

Today is World Chocolate Day! Did you know most cocoa is grown in West Africa? The beans come from a fruit tree. And, yes, chocolate makes everything better, at least for a little while. … [Read more...]