Just a Farm Wife
You are never JUST an anything! Tara Emerson is a farm wife, photographer, mom, podcaster, author, public speaker and much more! On this podcast. Tara takes listeners on a journey through all aspects of life and how we can create future growth! This podcast helps to empower women to believe they are more than the labeling that society hands them.
Episodes
In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Jacques Faith van Tonder to have an honest, eye-opening conversation about the realities of the H-2A program from both the farmer and worker perspective. Jacques shares what really happens when expectations, communication, and cultural understanding are missing, and how clear boundaries and mutual respect can make or break a season. Together, they dig into job hopping, employ...
In this episode of Just a Farm Wife, host Tara Emerson sits down with Tanya Wieler of Dakota Dynamics to uncover how the principles of Human Resources—communication, self-reflection, and succession planning—can revolutionize the family farm. Tanya shares how an HR mindset, often reserved for the corporate world, can bring clarity and connection to multi-generational operations where personal and professional lines blur.
Together, t...
In this heartfelt episode of Just a Farm Wife, Tara sits down with Elena Longtin—a farm wife and food truck owner of Bourbon Barrel—whose journey from Oregon to North Dakota shows the courage it takes to start over. Elena shares how she went from being the “new girl” in a tight-knit rural community to running a beloved food truck and finding her place on the farm. Together, Tara and Elena talk about creating off-farm income and lea...
In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Stephanie Johnson, Teen Director, Co-Producer, and Board Member of the Miss North Dakota Scholarship Organization. Stephanie shares the incredible opportunities and benefits that await young women who participate in this life-changing organization. From building confidence and leadership skills to earning scholarships and making lifelong connections, we explore why pageantry is more than ...
When we think about the family farm, we tend to think it's a place where everyone is happy playing their part and working together. Sometimes family dysfunction takes over and that is the end of the illusion of a perfect family farm.
For Tara's new book, check it out here on Amazon: https://a.co/d/gGZo9od
When we think about the family farm, we tend to think it's a place where everyone is happy playing their part and working together. Sometimes family dysfunction takes over and that is the end of the illusion of a perfect family farm.
Please join host Tara Emerson as she explains the inspiration behind "Just a Farm Wife" and discusses the recent TEDxCavalier!
For the talks given at TEDxCavalier, follow the links below:
- Eva Robsinson: https://youtu.be/aTZPfmox9aw?si=Tu-WGmGqgHZzWH0Q
- Chelsey Wald: https://youtu.be/crjnA9Gl7yU?si=SrkvT_Bp18VoZqRx
- Ginny Priem: https://youtu....
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