2,4-D & Dicamba Exposed Series – Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Non-Target Plants & Wildlife
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After breaking down the auxin-mimic chemistry…
Fluxapyroxad Exposed Series Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! The alpacas were out early this…
Fludioxonil Exposed Series Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning with the…
Glufosinate Exposed Series Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I spent some time this morning…
Organophosphates & Chlorpyrifos Exposed Series – Part 2: Organophosphates 101 – The Chemistry, Nerve Agent Mechanism & Why Chlorpyrifos Is So Dangerous
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning checking on…
Neonicotinoids Exposed Series – Part 2: Neonicotinoids 101 – The Chemistry, Systemic Seed Treatments & Why They Persist
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I spent a good part of…
2,4-D & Dicamba Exposed Series – Part 2: 2,4-D & Dicamba 101 – The Chemistry, How They Kill Weeds & Why They Drift
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding…
Fluxapyroxad Exposed Series Part 2: Fluxapyroxad 101 – The Chemistry, How It Works as an SDHI Fungicide & Why It’s Used on Strawberries and Other Crops
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! The alpacas were out early this…
Fludioxonil Exposed Series Part 2: Fludioxonil 101 – The Chemistry, How It Works as a Fungicide & Why It’s Used on Strawberries and Other Crops
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning with the…
Glufosinate Exposed Series – Part 2: Glufosinate 101 – The Chemistry, Glutamine Synthetase Inhibition & How It Kills
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning with the…
Organophosphates & Chlorpyrifos Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Nerve Toxins Still Lingering in Agriculture
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning giving the…
Neonicotinoids Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Seed Treatments Devastating Pollinators, Birds & More
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding…
2,4-D & Dicamba Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – The Dicamba Drift Wars & Volatile Herbicide Risks in the Midwest
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding…
Fluxapyroxad Exposed Series Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Another SDHI Fungicide in Strawberries, Berries & Conventional Crops
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning with the…
Fludioxonil Exposed Series Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – A Common Fungicide in Strawberries, Berries & Many Other Crops
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning with the…
Glufosinate Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – The Other Broad-Spectrum Herbicide Still Flooding Midwest Fields
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the morning checking on…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 7: Reclaiming Our Land – Holistic, Regenerative Methods We Use Every Single Day (No Toxins Needed)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve now completed the full Atrazine…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 7: Reclaiming Our Land – Holistic, Regenerative Methods We Use Every Single Day (No Toxins Needed)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! I started the day with my…
Bug Series Post 7: Your IPM Starter Playbook — Practical Steps for Farms & Homes
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 6: The Roots – Discovery, Corporate History & Why It’s Still Widely Used in the U.S.
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I started with my…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 6: The Roots – Discovery in the 1960s, Corporate History & Why It’s Still Allowed in the U.S.
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding…
Bug Series Post 6: What True IPM Actually Is — The Holistic, Root-Cause Framework
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 7: Reclaiming Our Land – Holistic, Regenerative Weed Control Methods We Use Every Single Day (No Toxins Needed)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve walked through the Iowa cancer…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 5: Follow the Money – Syngenta, Manufacturers, Lawsuits & Settlements
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After laying out the residues and…
Bug Series Post 5: Rethinking “Pests” — The Value of Dandelions, Beneficial Insects, and Why Tolerating Low Levels Pays Off
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 6: The Roots – Pre-1970s Origins, Agent Orange Battlefield Warfare & Monsanto’s Toxic Corporate Legacy
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out torching…
Toxin Audit – Laundry Room Part A: Hidden Chemicals in Washing, Drying, and Fabric Care
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. After barn chores…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 4: On Our Plates – Atrazine Residues in Food & the Cumulative Load
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After covering the hormone-disrupting science and…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 4: On Our Plates – Paraquat Residues in Food & the Cumulative Load
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After covering the science and the…
Bug Series Post 4: Sprays, Systemic Insecticides, Foggers & the Broader Quick-Fix Trap
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 5: Follow the Money – Bayer, Monsanto, Big Pharma Ties & the Billion-Dollar Lawsuits
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After laying out the shocking food…
Toxin Audit – Kitchen Part B: Healthy Natural Alternatives & DIY Recipes for the Kitchen
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. After walking through…
Toxin Audit – Kitchen Part A: Hidden Chemicals in Food Prep and Storage Spaces
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. After the barn…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After digging into the science of…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife & Waterways
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After breaking down how paraquat works…
Bug Series Post 3: Baits, Lures & Ultrasonic Repellents — Flashy Additions That Often Amplify the Same Issues
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Homestead Toxin Audit: Room-by-Room Hidden Chemicals on the Farm (and What to Use Instead) – Introduction
Hey friends, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms here in Southeast Michigan. Most mornings start…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 2: Atrazine 101 – How It Works (Photosynthesis Inhibitor) & Why It Persists
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After the wake-up call in Part…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 2: Paraquat 101 – How It Kills (and Why It’s So Dangerous)
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After the wake-up call in Part…
Bug Series Post 2: Bug Zappers & Blue-Light Traps — The Moth & Pollinator Vacuums
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 3: The Devastating Toll – Humans, Livestock, Wildlife, Rivers & Streams
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After digging into the science of…
Atrazine Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Atrazine in Midwest Corn Fields & Endocrine Disruption Risks
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I started the day…
Paraquat Exposed Series – Part 1: The Wake-Up Call – Paraquat Use in the Midwest, Parkinson’s Links & Why It’s Still Being Sprayed
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! This morning I was out hand-weeding…
Bug Series Post 1: The Pattern We Keep Missing — “Kill Everything Visible, Ignore the Root Cause”
Backwards Bug Battles: Why Quick-Fix Pest Products Fail — and How True IPM Builds a…
Glyphosate Exposed Series Part 2: Glyphosate 101 – The Chemistry, The Enzyme Killer, and Why It’s Flooding Every Acre
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! After wrapping up Part 1 with…
Mud Season Prep: Protecting the Homestead During Thaw
Published: March 28, 2026 Howdy from the Muddy Lane, Farm Mamas It’s late March, the…
Egg Series Part 4: Practical Tips, Recipes, and Putting It All Together – Making Pasture-Raised Eggs a Daily Superfood on Your Homestead
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve nerded out together through this…
Plant of the Week: Taraxacum officinale – Dandelion (Nutrition & Soil Builder)
Published: March 25, 2026 Howdy from the Back Pasture, Farm Mamas It’s late March, the…
Early Spring Foraging: Safe Wild Greens & Identification Tips
Published: March 21, 2026 Howdy from the Woods Edge, Farm Mamas It’s late March, the…
Egg Series Part 3: The Unexpected Benefits of Raising Chickens and Barn Cats Together – Science, Ecosystem Magic, and Farm Life
Hey farm gals, it’s Kara from Lange Girl Farms! We’ve covered why pasture-raised eggs outperform…