043 - #CareerGoals

043 - #CareerGoals

Did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up at age 7? Age 14? Age 18? Age 20? In this episode, Claire and Gracie discuss what they thought they would do for a career back when they were in elementary school, middle school, high school, college, and even grad school and how it compares to their current jobs. They then cover Gracie's new fame as the beginning farmer featured in an NPR article and what it means to her to have had the opportunity to purchase farmland and also figure out at age 27 what she really wants to do when she grows up. For more episodes of A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture, visit www.FarmKidBlog.com/podcast.

042 - Another One Bites the Dust

It seems like everybody comes from a small town, but what happens to our hometowns when we grow up and move away? In this episode, Claire and Gracie discuss  * The implications of the grocery store closing in a nearby community and loss of the town’s identity, * What’s in store for Small Town USA, * And, because we’re on the subject of food, our favorite Thanksgiving food traditions. For more episodes of A Farm Kid’s Guide to Agriculture: The Podcast, please visit www.FarmKidBlog.com/podcast.

041 - You Are What You Eat

In this episode, Claire and Gracie discuss meal kits, grocery pickup, and other conveniences when it comes to grocery shopping and meal preparation. Claire recently started receiving meal kits and leaves her honest review and explains what you should expect when subscribing to one. They end the episode discussing the future of food and what expectations younger eaters have when it comes to grocery shopping and convenience. For more episodes of A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture: The Podcast, please visit FarmKidBlog.com/podcast.

040 - All of Our Goat Puns Are Baaaad

We're back for another episode of A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture: The Podcast with ag teacher, former roommate, and goat enthusiast Kenyon Jodlowski. Claire and Kenyon have been best friends since way back in high school and Kenyon is now making his mark as an ag teacher in Central Illinois. In this episode, we talk about Kenyon's beginnings as a goat farmer, what made him decide to become an ag teacher, and what life's been like as a beginning ag teacher. Oh, and somehow band camp finds its way into the conversation. Enjoy! For more episodes of A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture: The Podcast, visit FarmKidBlog.com/podcast.

039 - Tourists in Our Own Industry

In the spirit of fall fun, Gracie and Claire discuss their recent agri-tourism adventure in Southern Illinois and how it's not necessarily just for the non-ag crowd. And for those rainy days when you can't head out to the farm for some fall fun, Claire gives several podcast and video streaming recommendations from her recent True Crime genre kick.  Find more episodes of A Farm Kid's Guide to Agriculture: The Podcast on FarmKidBlog.com.