Join Lauren as she writes stories on farming & country music as a way of life. Be inspired by the hard work and dedication it takes to make dreams a reality and leave your mark in the world.
By Lauren Schwab Eyre I’ll always be a sucker for country things. I live it on the farm and love doing all things country with my husband. My new favorite song I day dream to is “Country Things” by Granger Smith. The opening song to his new album sets the perfect tone to drive down […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre Hey Everyone, hope you enjoy seeing part of my day on the farm. We raise piglets until they are three weeks old, by then they are big enough to leave momma and go to another farm to grow up. Follow this blog farmgirlwithcurls.com for farm life and country music interviews from […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre Growing up on a farm was paradise to my brother and I. If there were hard times for Mom and Dad we didn’t know about them. We went out to our 40 acre backyard to play, explore and imagine. Being in the woods or taking care of the pigs was fun. […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre There has never been a day I don’t pull in my parent’s driveway to find their farmhouse gone. I’ve never walked out to the barn to find it empty. The pigs are always there, every morning starts with the sun and every night ends with the moon, but would all that […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre “I’m never giving up, it’s in my blood” sings Tenille Townes in celebration of the 50th anniversary of female membership in the National FFA Organization. Growing up on a farm always has a special place in my heart. Some mornings I wonder when our farm will come to an end. I’ve decided […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre I have always loved following people on YouTube. It is a fun way to see how different people live across the country and world. Having grown up on my family’s pig farm in Ohio, I was in my own little world in our barnyard my whole childhood. To this day, I […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre I can’t begin to count the number of boots I’ve gone through the last two decades of working on my family farm. Some held up better than others. When I was young I wore shorts and rubber boots all summer long resulting in a nice tan line around mid-calf haha. Since […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre Growing up on a farm can be an experience that stays with you for life in everything you do. The care you give to the land and animals teaches you a respect and work ethic like no other. To be a farmer you have to be focused on your farm resources, […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre When I was a young girl playing in the dirt, riding on a tractor and walking my pigs down our one-lane country road just felt right. I couldn’t imagine summers without holding on for dear life on the back of my best friend’s 4-wheeler while coming in for garden fresh corn […]
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By Lauren Schwab Eyre North of the Nashville city lights lies a ranch where a young girl named Royale Lynn grew up to be sure of three things: her horse, her music and her dreams. Summers spent on her ranch in rural Ontario caused Royale Lynn to lean on her guitar. She doesn’t remember a […]
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