LeAnn R. Ralph

Imagine my surprise when I read an article in the April 2005 edition of Reader's Digest informing me that membership in Future Farmers of America (FFA) has hit a 22-year record high.Since 1994, the number of farmers' markets around the...

A quick and easy way to enjoy mint-chocolate coffee!My sister-in-law makes these, and they sell them at school events to raise money for the parochial school where her son is enrolled. She says they "sell like hotcakes." Suggested price:...

Forty years ago when I was a little girl growing up on our dairy farm in west central Wisconsin, I thought everyone lived on a farm. Then again, many of my kindergarten classmates lived on farms, too, so maybe I wasn’t completely off base.Later...

Remember the time that you got into 'big trouble' when you were a kid because. . .?Or what about the time that your little sister. . .?Or how about the time that your mom was making. . .and burned the. . .?You probably have hundreds of...

Did you know that reading can keep your mind active and engaged well into old age?Several years ago when I was working as a newspaper reporter, I interviewed a woman who was a resident at a local nursing home. She was 100 years old.

Over the past several years, the wild mother cat who has taken up residence in our barn in rural Wisconsin has given me many opportunities to figure out how to tame wild kittens.

~ 5 ~May-Day!The school bus had long since disappeared over the last hill toward the main road one afternoon when I set my books on the kitchen table and hurried into the living room to talk to my mother.Mom was sitting in her favorite easy chair by...

COLFAX, WISCONSIN — Did you know that since 1969, the United States has lost 85 percent of its dairy farms. And did you know that since 1969, Wisconsin has lost nearly 70 percent of its dairy farms?"I lived away from my hometown in west...

Author/PublisherChristmas in Dairylandby LeAnn R. RalphPublished by LeAnn R. RalphE6689 970th Ave. Colfax, WI 54730Printed by Booklocker.comISBN 1-59113-366-1$13.95, 2003, 153 pagesReviewerBoyd SuttonSiren, Wisconsinmaxdude@centurytel.netDescription...

These muffins are not only tasty, but they're also a good source of fiber. In recent years, health experts have come to realize that fiber is an important part of a heart-healthy diet.