Acres Midwest » Ashley Fritz http://acresmidwest.com Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:08:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The impact of living on a farm http://acresmidwest.com/the-impact-of-living-on-a-farm/ http://acresmidwest.com/the-impact-of-living-on-a-farm/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:44:05 +0000 Ashley Fritz http://acresmidwest.com/?p=3050 Where you live plays a major role in how and why you act the way you do. I have lived on a farm for going on 20 years this June, and the things I have been able to experience and learn have shaped me into who I am. One of the most important things I [...]

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]]> http://acresmidwest.com/farming-hits-youtube/feed/ 0 Celebrating National 4-H Week http://acresmidwest.com/celebrating-national-4-h-week/ http://acresmidwest.com/celebrating-national-4-h-week/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:54:33 +0000 Ashley Fritz http://acresmidwest.com/?p=2836 National 4-H week will take place the second week of October (October 7–13). National 4-H week is a time to honor and thank everything the program has to offer to the thousands who go through the program every year. During 2010, according to Statistical Report produced by The Ohio State University Extension, 317,286 youth participated [...]

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]]> http://acresmidwest.com/preparing-fair-101/feed/ 0 How Agriculture has impacted me http://acresmidwest.com/agriculture-impacted/ http://acresmidwest.com/agriculture-impacted/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:47:00 +0000 Ashley Fritz http://acresmidwest.com/?p=2523 Agriculture has been apart of my life since I was a little girl, but it is was not until high school that I had a real appreciation and understanding for it. The year 1993 was a big one for me: my youngest sister Rachel was born and my parents decided to move out of Trotwood [...]

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