Claudia Dreifus is in my kitchen today, discussing her thoughts on news, and a few of her latest favorite things—from books to scissors! Claudia isn’t a mover and shaker in the organic movement (as many Farm Country Kitchen guest are), …

Is it me, or are we being inundated with catastrophic floods? Cedar Rapids, Nashville, Australia, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana…the list goes on, and while it seems like an especially bad year, the trend has been growing. You can blame it on …

By guest blogger Mark Kintzel I love going to antique shows. You never know what you’re going to find, or whom you’re going to see.  (Let’s just say, antiques aren’t the only finds with “patina.”)  One year at the Antiques …

The other day I was talking to a dear friend of mine who had just returned from a business trip to China. “Coming back to America felt like returning to a Third World country,” he said. I was momentarily stunned, …

By using less plastic, hanging more unmentionables on the clothesline, and stocking our cabinets with Chocolate Blasters instead of Coco Pops, many of us “go green” on a daily basis. But some people take it all the way. And those …

This is the last week of National Women’s History month. Big whoop, right? Yeah, big whoop (from yo’ mamma) right on your ass if you think you don’t have to care about it. Just ask Hillary Clinton, who, according to …

Dear Readers, Welcome to a new feature on my blog, “A Visit to My Back Porch,” which is reserved exclusively for my favorite musicians. It is my pleasure to start this feature with one of my favorite singer-songwriters, Lori McKenna, …