He who begins a good work, shall be faithful to complete it

By Lauren Schwab In honor of the labor of those who tend to the land and it’s creatures, I share with you and excerpt from The Wisdom of the Native Americans by Kent Nerburn: “When you begin a great work you can’t expect to finish it all at once; therefore do you and your brothers […]

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The Temple of Nature

    By Lauren Schwab Despite living and working surrounded in nature, my mind can easily be caught in the chaos of modern life, it’s demands and hours spent behind a computer or phone screen. How often do we allow ourselves to be grounded, literally barefoot with our toes touching the soil and face staring […]

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Are you a lightworker?

By Lauren Schwab I have prayed many days of my life for God to allow me to be a leader for Him and agriculture all the days of my life. This is what I have done, am doing and will continue to do so long as I pray this prayer. I have always felt called […]

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Out with the old, in with the new

  The last standing pig hut my dad built in the 1970’s, my brother and my hand prints in the concrete of our pig show barn By Lauren Schwab I remember when my whole world revolved around the thoughts of entertaining other and pleasing my friends. The independent actions I have taken in my early […]

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“TRANSITION is God’s way of PROMOTION,” Jerry Savelle

Our Farmland By Lauren Schwab From time to time I find myself standing in the barnyard pondering at the sky. I almost feel an invisible bubble has been placed around our farmland we have come to know and center our lives around. While we are often in this bubble as a family we are not […]

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They Grow Up So Fast!

Watch my piglets grow from 3 to 15 lbs. in four weeks. Their momma got them off to a great start and now they are ready to go to the other farmer to grow up! #RealPigFarming

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What does your style convey?

By Lauren Schwab Being a farm girl, it isn’t easy to transition a look from day to night. There must be a switch from work boots to sandals or heels.  Style was always an underlying thought in my head. I have realized it conveys much more about one’s personality, level of respect for themselves and how […]

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All I do Is Farm

By Lauren Schwab Farming is our life, it never stops. We live each day to do what we do and we do each day to live. Farming is a family affair that I do not take lightly. I know I was chosen to be the daughter of a farmer for a reason. I won’t lie, […]

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