Melissa Nelson’s dilemma to find the perfect card sprouted a business that allows her to channel her creative and entrepreneurial spirit to express her love for the farm.

When Mary Heffernan and her family left their city life behind to buy a ranch, she relied on her entrepreneurial drive to sustain their livelihood.

Thanks to some cinder blocks and an online fitness community, Amanda found a renewed purpose in the farm community and a new lease on living a physically and mentally healthy life.

From 2020 to 2021, Susan Weaver Ford gained 8,900 neighbors, as the population of her county jumped 4%. This means Ford is faced with a churning list of landlords, and she is questioned about her production practices, large equipment and role as a farmer.