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December/January 2025
December/January 2025
Bright red and green colors have this handsome farm north of Sioux Rapids naturally decked out for the holidays.
The sunset over frozen Clear Lake cast fiery colors across the sky on an Iowa evening well below zero.
A retired Lake City "town kid" has taken the reins to preserve local agricultural history.
Joy came to an anxious little boy when he saw Santa peering through a window one Christmas Eve.
My name is Cristen, and I’m an Iowa farmer. In my family we raise corn, soybeans and pigs. I love cooking, writing and sharing contest winning recipes with people I know. Memories made in the kitchen are some of the most treasured memories I have. I am a mom of two—a daughter who loves pigs and sports, and a son who loves pigs, tractors and…tractors. He gets that nowhere strange as I, too, love big tractors.
Steve is a self-taught weather observer and student of weather folklore from Lowden. His observations come from his decades-long hobby of keeping meteorological logs and studying old weather records and almanacs. He teaches readers about weather trends, planet movements and what the forecast means for our crops!
Mary writes our Amish Diary, cataloguing a week in her life for each issue. You won’t see her picture, because Amish adults don’t wish to have close-up photos taken of themselves, but what you will get is a peek inside the daily life of our Amish neighbors. Mary, along with her husband and children, raise dairy goats and have a flock of 2,000 laying hens.
Kelsey is our December/January featured cook. She lives in Riceville and writes the blog, Dance Around the Kitchen. Her Peppermint Pie recipe is quick, simple, and a family favorite! Learn more about Kelsey and get her recipe on page 46 of the holiday issue.
My name is Cristen, and I’m an Iowa farmer. In my family we raise corn, soybeans and pigs. I love cooking, writing and sharing contest winning recipes with people I know. Memories made in the kitchen are some of the most treasured memories I have. I am a mom of two—a daughter who loves pigs and sports, and a son who loves pigs, tractors and…tractors. He gets that nowhere strange as I, too, love big tractors.
Steve is a self-taught weather observer and student of weather folklore from Lowden. His observations come from his decades-long hobby of keeping meteorological logs and studying old weather records and almanacs. He teaches readers about weather trends, planet movements and what the forecast means for our crops!
Mary writes our Amish Diary, cataloguing a week in her life for each issue. You won’t see her picture, because Amish adults don’t wish to have close-up photos taken of themselves, but what you will get is a peek inside the daily life of our Amish neighbors. Mary, along with her husband and children, raise dairy goats and have a flock of 2,000 laying hens.
Kelsey is our December/January featured cook. She lives in Riceville and writes the blog, Dance Around the Kitchen. Her Peppermint Pie recipe is quick, simple, and a family favorite! Learn more about Kelsey and get her recipe on page 46 of the holiday issue.
