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Allie D’Andrea, Muck® Field Team Member, conservationist, and hunter, is sharing one of her family’s most loved traditions they make to celebrate the season. Her recipe and more are featured in our exclusive Holiday Cookbook, Recipes from the Team that Works (and Lives) in the Muck.

Ashley Turner, Muck® Field Team Member and Seaside Farmer, shares the story behind her favorite holiday tradition, as featured in our exclusive Holiday Cookbook, Recipes from the Team that Works (and Lives) in the Muck.

With Juneteenth and Father's Day being so close this year, I have reflected on my capability to provide for my family, a human right that my ancestors were never allowed because of their physical bondage. Whether it is working with the bees, planting crops, playing soccer with the kids, or looking for insects on the farm my family and I have established a relationship to the land that our ancestors did not have here in America.

Introducing me to horses was not the only thing my dad did. I was able to observe him as an entrepreneur. When he had an idea, he acted on it. That is exactly how I am today. Being able to see ideas come to fruition shaped my belief that anything is possible. I was a kid with a dream of having all the horses and all the animals.

Bringing a newborn onto the ranch is no small feat, but Abbagail McRuer & her husband Mackenzie of Sage & Shepherd Ranch are working towards balance and enjoying this unique experience their son as they grow their regenerative and ethical farming business. to horses..

I have no children, but I am a mother. I have never conceived a child, yet still I am a mother. I hadn’t envisioned myself to be on the cusp of 33, single, and managing a farm with livestock and a business on my own. I’ve always wanted to have children of my own, but I now realize that being a mother isn’t limited to humans raising humans.

Connecting with Canadian Field Team Member, Kate Schat, on family and homesteading, by encouraging her children to be regular contributors on the farm, Kate is instilling the family motto in the next generation, "work like dogs, eat like kings."

Whether it was out fishing or hunting, helping in the yard, or moving snow in the skid-steer, Muck boots are all I can remember people wearing for these activities in North Dakota. I always was thrilled to put on my Muck boots because it meant I got to tag along with my dad and grandpa…