Lord willing and the creek don’t rise: How we show up for each other in community on the range
I shared my nervousness with our new general manager and he replied, “You know, we have to allow each other the space to make mistakes.” Right then I knew I
Designing women’s-specific training from the ground up
Part 1 of an interview with Liz Barbour of Cinch Buckle Ranch Amber: What inspired you to develop an educational program to help support women learning traditional ranching skills? Liz: What inspired
Picturing Rural Life in the West: Katie Geary Comes Home
Katie Geary has come home to Helmville in the Blackfoot River valley. It has been a long journey that started for her family in 1867 when her great-great grandfather immigrated
A life in connection, with horses
Perhaps some of you have shared this same frustrating situation in the high country, or can imagine what it may feel like; the moment after gathering pairs from the mountainside
How to create ranch job descriptions that encourage female applicants
Many traditional position descriptions for ranch jobs consciously or unconsciously discourage women from applying. If you're hiring, use these tips to get the biggest possible pool of qualified applicants.
Springing from farm to wild and back again
This May marks my 5th anniversary of walking first irrigation water down this land. Today is the first year I’ve truly heard the spring call of a pair of sandhill
The Importance of Family
The importance of family, of daughters and sisters and brothers, and the parents who love them and support their knowledge and skill-building, runs throughout this story.
Eat what your animals eat – curly dock
I cooked up some eggs with curly dock this morning. I wanted to share why I'm feeling grateful this spring for the plant, also called yellow dock or Rumex crispus,
Science from the saddle: The importance of story
In this photo essay, scientist Ada Smith explores how experience is improving her understanding of how ranchers approach climate change and decision making.
A new kind of cowgirl
When I first moved back to my family ranch ten years ago, fresh out of college, I was plagued with insecurities. I had been around ranching all my life, the
Tenacity + Solidarity + Creativity
One cold, dark, November night, I was lost somewhere outside the small town of Walden, CO, searching for a bison ranch. I had taken time off from my marketing job
Motherherd
I’ve always doted on the calves, but this year I realize that I am in love with the Motherherd. I love the Mother words: Motherlove, Mothergod, Acequia Madre. Written as