Heather Lifsey Barnes
I was raised in the city and spent 10 years living on the farm. Spend my days raising three boys, working for my state's Department of Agriculture and appreciating farmers and ranchers.
Mental health is as important as farm health
In agriculture, we make keeping the farm healthy a priority. Keeping ourselves healthy should top the list, and that starts with our mental health.
How are you really?
It's okay to not be okay. Help is available if you're struggling.
Picking the perfect Christmas tree
My boys were on the hunt for the perfect Christmas tree.
Christmas with cows
Santa may have a herd of reindeer, but North Carolina’s Anderson Family Farms celebrates Christmas with a herd of beef cattle.
Christmas in the Classroom
An invitation to read a Christmas story to my son's class became a lesson in giving.
Old school buses get a new life on the farm
Farmers are famous for adapting equipment for new purposes. See how some North Carolina growers turned old school buses into useful farm vehicles.