FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorBucolia by Danielle Barr“Bucolia” was shortlisted for the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest by judge Dr. Chea Parton. Learn more about the contest here. * Tucked away in the center of a... Read More
FeaturedRural Lit Book ClubRural Lit Book Club: The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Rural Literature Book Club is meeting online for the sixth... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryWatching the Combines and Other Poems by Daril BentleyDarkroom The past would seem to exist beneath a red... Read More
FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorSometimes Being Sold Out Is Worth the Price by D BedellOne Joe Dell, sitting on a basswood stump, looked at... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryI Confess and Other Poems by Kari Gunter-SeymourI Confess I’ve resorted to murder, here in my kitchen... Read More
FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorBucolia by Danielle Barr“Bucolia” was shortlisted for the 2024 Best in Rural Writing Contest by judge Dr. Chea Parton. Learn more... Read More
FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorSometimes Being Sold Out Is Worth the Price by D BedellOne Joe Dell, sitting on a basswood stump, looked at the dirty handkerchief, now bloody, that he had... Read More
FeaturedFictionMilk House ContributorWalking Beans by Diane DeBokIt was the second day that Kate and her father walked beans. They had been out since seven... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionA Way of Saving by Bradley DavidMy favorite inheritance is the green toy metal shovel. Also, the elfin-like ski-toed leather booties. Also, the pair... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfiction67 Years Later, How a Farm Accident Changed our Lives by Carol FellinEven after so many years, tears still fill my eyes when I think of my brother’s farm accident.... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionThe Honor Gardens by Linda K. AllisonFrom the car’s passenger seat, I watch grain fields pass like a movie reel. I’m fascinated by the... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryWatching the Combines and Other Poems by Daril BentleyDarkroom The past would seem to exist beneath a red light behind a door seldom opened save to... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryI Confess and Other Poems by Kari Gunter-SeymourI Confess I’ve resorted to murder, here in my kitchen filled with basil, bee balm and thronging castes... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorPoetryMy Mother Considers Her Callows Farm by Patrick DeeleyMy Mother Considers Her Callows Farm From a parlour window I see sunlight creeping across the fields, and... Read More
Book ListFeaturedFictionNonfictionPoetryPopularThe Largest List of Farm BooksFarming is an essential part of the human story. Although... Read More
Book ListFeaturedPopularBest Rural Novels: A List of 10 to Get StartedRyan Dennis is the author of The Beasts They Turned Away,... Read More
FeaturedMilk House ContributorNonfictionSerial MemoirSERIAL MEMOIR Part 3: A Solitary Winter in the Woods by BJ Omanson
HistoryThe Milk House Column10 Famous FarmersGiven the nature of farming, it doesn’t typically lead to... Read More
The Milk House ColumnUS Secretaries of Agriculture: A Brief Look at Their LegaciesThere’s always plenty of speculation of who might fill the... Read More
FeaturedRural Lit Book ClubRural Lit Book Club: The Kitchen House by Kathleen GrissomThe Rural Literature Book Club is meeting online for the sixth time on March 2nd, 6pm... Read More
ContestFeaturedCONTEST: Blood Brother by Jeremy HaworthJudge Dr. Chea Parton has selected “Blood Brother” by Jeremy Haworth as the Best Short... Read More
