Keepin' It Rural
Darcy MaulsbyMy personal Substack
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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Ditch the Bare Fields for Healthier Soil, Water
While it has been a cool spring here in Calhoun County, Iowa, #plant26 is underway on our farm. This is like no other planting season on our acres, because we’re planting green for the first time. Click here to see it for yourself —one of t...
Rural Clubs: The Original Social Networks
There’s an Irish proverb that says “a good friend is like a four-leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have.”
I’ve been thinking about the women’s clubs that thrived in Iowa’s small towns and rural neighborhoods in years past, like the Fr...
Loving the Land
February is the month of love, with Valentine’s Day and all the flowers, candy and cards that come with it. I wasn’t thinking about valentines, though, last December during the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives’ (IAEC) annual meetin...
Wishing You an “Awe”some 2026
Remember when Iowa’s night sky offered breathtaking views on Veteran’s Day 2025? If you stepped outside on November 11, you could see the northern lights shimmering across the horizon.
A geomagnetic storm that’s expected to hit the northe...
Giving Gifts from the Heart
When you were a kid, what was your favorite toy for Christmas? Farm toys top the list for Nolan Toomsen.
While Nolan lives on a farm near Geneva in Franklin County, Iowa, his mom, Erin (Frank) Toomsen, is from Lake City, Iowa, my hometown....
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