Category Archives: Farm Life
HSUS sponsors an episode of Curious George
HSUS is an extremist organization that spends less than 1% of their multi-million dollar budget on animal shelters. They don’t operate a single animal shelter!
So why are they sponsoring a Curious George episode about animal shelters? Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life
Tagged animal shelters, Curious George, HSUS, Humane Society of the United States, KET, moms, PBS, PBS Kids, pet shelters, public broadcasting
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Gardening with our nieces
Every summer, my nieces from Louisville come spend a few weeks in West Kentucky with their grandparents. Its always a lot of fun for us because we get to share our day to day lives with them instead of just … Continue reading
10 Things no one told me about being pregnant on the farm
For the past nine months, I’ve been dealing with the struggles of being pregnant on the farm. Everyone tells you about the morning sickness and the stretch marks but no one ever gives you advice on how being pregnant will … Continue reading
Posted in Baby Harned, Farm Life
Tagged family farms, farm life, farm mom, moms, pregnancy
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3 ways pork producers learn how to properly care for our pigs
This post is inspired by one of the most common questions I get when I’m sharing my farm story. At almost every event, panel or online chat, someone asks me what makes me an expert on how to properly care … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Farm Life
Tagged family farm, farm animal care, National Pork Month, pork, Pork Month, pork producer, Pork Quality Assurance, PQA, PQA Plus
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You’re never too young to start sharing your farm story
This week, I helped my sister Renee shoot a video for the Kentucky Corn Grower’s “Next Kentucky Farm Star” contest. Renee has always been passionate about teaching children about our farm. When we show pigs at the state fair, most … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Farm Life
Tagged agvocate, farm kid, farm videos, Laurent Family Farms
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Farmers and ranchers were green before green was cool
I don’t remember my parents teaching me to recycle. I don’t remember them ever using the word “green” to describe anything but a color. I will never forget the countless instances on our farm when they taught my siblings and … Continue reading
The Farm Girl’s Wedding
Aaron and I are two weeks into what our best man called “a pig raising, bar-b-q making life together.” We were married on May 28, in the big, Southern wedding of my dreams. It was an amazing feeling to see … Continue reading
Crunch time: Four days until the Farm Girl’s wedding
The next time I post I’ll be “Celeste Laurent Harned!” The wedding I’ve been blogging about for almost a year is only four days away and I’ve spent the past two weeks tying up all the loose ends and finishing … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Life, Weddings
Tagged budget bride, country bride, diy, wedding, wedding planning
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My best friends’ wedding
While the rest of the world was watching Will and Kate’s wedding, Aaron and I were helping set up for our best friends’ to tie the knot. The bride, Leann, and I first met when we were young 4-Hers showing … Continue reading
Do those shooting animal abuse videos really show mercy for the animals?
Yesterday, vegan extremist group Mercy for Animals released a video of animal abuse at a dairy farm in Texas. As a beef producer, I am outraged that anyone would treat a calf in such a horrible way. My entire life … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Current Events, Farm Life
Tagged animal abuse, animal rights, beef, cattle, dairy abuse, E6 Calf Ranch, factory farm, family farm, farm, Mercy for Animals, MFA, vegan, vegetarian
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