Open farm night was fun! Thanks to everyone who came out, fed goats, walked a rabbit, collected eggs...perfect summer evening. #prestonfamilyfarm Here we go again. Broilers are here. #4hgrowshere #ohiostatefair Today’s lunch brought to you by the amazing farm families of America. Avacado smashed and seasoned with seasoned salt, pepper and garlic powder combined with a little plain yogurt. Spread on gluten free bread and topped with tomatoes, green onions, cucumbers, and red peppers. And a little Swiss cheese on the side, my fav! Yum!! Thanks @meijerstores for the 10 for 10 sale...stocked up on lots of great veggies this week!! #eatlocal #farmfresh #ohioagriculture #farmersfeedtheworld #sustainablefood A little rain didn’t stop us! Fun Girls Night Out with @georgieemerson. Thanks Polly!! Not a bad place for a meeting with other higher ed career services professionals in agriculture and natural resources. Collabs happening with U of Florida, U Kentucky, Clemson, Michigan State, Minnesota and Ohio State. #naada18 #boiseidaho When in Idaho, you have to visit a potato farm. Doug Gross produces 40 million pounds of potatoes a year on his farm in Caldwell, Idaho. Very interesting to hear their sustainability story and ways they are improving water and energy use. Potatoes from his farm go to @simplotfoods. We toured their facility and learned that 1/3 of their potatoes go to McDonalds who pay top dollar to have the best quality potatoes for their French fries and to companies engaged in sustainable practices. Simplot is working on ways to reduce their waste stream, recycle water used in blanching potatoes, and developing compostable packaging. Dinner tonight was at @indiancreekwinery and we were entertained by #basque dancers who have a strong cultural connection to Boise. Another great day at #naada18 Today in #BoiseIdaho. I rented a bike downtown using the @socialbicycles app, rode out to the foothills to #TableRock and hiked. Biked 6 miles and hiked almost 4. Then our conference group went to the Idaho Food Bank and we bagged 1 TON of powdered milk for a community service project. This evening, we enjoyed dinner at the #JUMPcenter and a keynote address from the @simplotfoods CEO. The @uicals Dean and also the President of their University spoke. All together, a great day at #naada18 and in Idaho. Visit to Idaho City, a gold rush town and also the water center at University of Idaho Boise. The fluvial geomorphology Lab was so cool! They study things like processing of nitrates and erosion control - simulating what happens during microbursts and other events as we experience them due to climate change. 1000’s of data points collecting info about the stream bed and sedimentation. #boiseidaho #idahocity Change of scenery. I’m here for work and hadn’t thought much about the location because I’m far too anxious about a presentation I’m giving this week. But, walk to dinner tonight included this view. This is from a city park in the downtown metro area. Wow! I had forgotten until just then how much I miss the West and the mountains. I lived briefly in the mountains of Montana. My husband proposed to me in the Rocky Mountains. I truly love the sight and smell of nature. Makes my heart happy. #boiseidaho #boisestateuniversitycampus Just a girl in a field of violets in Violet Township Ohio.
Trish Preston :: Sew . Farm. Family