I am sitting at the airport and listening to others as I wait to board my flight. as i sip my starbucks i wonder how many of these people know the true story of agriculture and family farming.

i hear them butcher South Carolina low country names, and giggle about the rural ways. do they know that i just drove 30 minutes from my family farm and they are insulting all rural Americans with their mockery?

at this point in life i still feel like i am 16 even though i havent seen that as an age in over a decade. that feeling prevents me from confronting groups like the above mentioned ones. how would you approach such a group?

i hope at the end of this trip i will possess more confidence and be able to approach groups and enlighten them about the role of agriculture and family farms in America.

Good afternoon everyone!  I have some exciting news to share....I have been selected as one of the 15 people in the nation to attend the FB Women's Communication Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. this July!!!  I am super excited about the trip, the camp, and just the fact I get to meet other women in agriculture.  I know that it will be intense but I am so excited to go!  I can't wait...well yes I can...because I have to and because it means I'll be leaving my family for 4 days!! 

I am also very lucky that one of my favorite GAPSO's lives in the D.C. area and I WILL get to see her!  BTW GAPSO simply means Georgia Past State FFA officer.  I can't wait for this wonderful opportunity!  Hopefully it will help me become a much better blogger.