North Dakota and surrounding states are experiencing abnormally dry to severe drought conditions. While livestock producers face many challenges during drought, there are also unique opportunities in the current climate to add to or improve operations for future years. If you think of your ...
Family meals are among the most lasting and powerful traditions in family life. North Dakota State University Extension’s Parent and Family Education will host a webinar, “What’s for Dinner? Making Memories with Family Meals” on Sept. 29 from noon-1 p.m.. This webinar will explore the surprising impacts of family meals, three keys for more effective family meals, and five approaches to making family meals memorable and creating a "menu of family memories." Extension Family Science Specialist Dr. Sean Brotherson with NDSU will lead the webinar, which is free to North Dakota ...
“What should we have for dinner?” my husband asked one morning. “I’m thinking roasted root vegetables and grilled pork loin,” I replied. “I have the vegetables and the meat.” “The pork is frozen solid,” he noted. “Oh, just put it in the sink,” I said. He looked at me ...
“Mom, could I have this backpack? It’s really cool!” I heard a child say the other day. I was feeling nostalgic watching kids check their school supply lists and load crayons, pencils and notebooks into their parents’ carts at a retail store. When my kids were young, I enjoyed our ...
Cucumbers are one of my favorite garden vegetables. I love picking them when they are 5-6 inches long and eating them plain or with a basic veggie dip (my favorite is published in the North Dakota State University Extension publication “Field to Fork: Cucumbers!”). But what do you do when ...
“We’ve officially used up all the vegetable samples,” my server announced. We had just finished serving grilled vegetables to a long line of curious taste testers, many of whom were very young. On a sunny day at a farmers market, they eagerly sampled grilled summer squash, onions and ...
