In the Media

In this episode, Dr. Lisa L. Campbell®, "The Growth Motivator®," interviews Kristen "K" Castrataro, author of Whirring Wings: Songs from the Locust Years. This deeply personal poetry collection explores themes of grief, loss, and healing through illness, abuse, divorce, and death.

Conflict is inevitable. If we learn how to manage it, it can become a source of growth for ourselves, others and our farms.

Farmers are resilient, intelligent, adaptive and creative. It shouldn’t surprise us, then, that so many farmers are also artists, poets, novelists and essayists.

I joined host Darla Williams for a chat about why I work with women farmers, how our farm lives can FEEL easier, the inspiration for my books, and much more!

Just as induced resistance results in plants with stronger, more engaged immune systems, we can use our internal resistance to strengthen our character and create the lives we want.

Typically, discussions about agricultural technology and mechanization focus on the financial costs of upgrading in relation to anticipated impacts on production, efficiency and income. Farmers, ag service providers and researchers are expanding that discussion to address how agricultural technology influences farmers’ mental and physical health and safety.

A balancing act is the perfect metaphor for the farm life. The responsibilities and workload are constantly changing, requiring greater or lesser counterbalances.

Keep reading to learn a simple strategy that is used by regular people all over the world to help those in crisis. It’s called psychological first aid (PFA) and it uses three steps: Look, listen and link. It might just save someone's life.

In this episode of Two Humans Talking, Tiffany Simms sits down with K Castrataro—from Pen Light—to unpack the real, unfiltered truth about thriving in this modern, fast paced world.

Even without federal funding, however, Farm Fresh RI remains committed to supporting the local food system. Market Mobile will continue facilitating sales for the region’s producers – and meeting consumers’ hunger for local food.

Instead of looking at your farm life in terms of sacrifice, what if you viewed it in terms of nurturing? After all, isn’t that what you do – nurture the soil and plants that then nurture others’ bodies and souls?

Hello, farm family! Welcome to “Farmers First,” a new column devoted to your farm’s most important asset: You!