The wonder of a story. The power of words. Do you ever scratch your head about how to connect with the public in a time when people are obsessed by bathrooms, gorillas and election antics?

As a farm woman, do you feel like you speak a different language than other women? You’re often in boots, sweaty or wearing “odor of manure” perfume. You live and work in man’s world. How can you connect with people who live in the city, call a cul-de-sac home, or have no idea how itchy chaff in the bra is?  It’s simpler than you might think – connect on commonalities. Rather than focusing on where you live, what you do and why it makes you different – consider what you have in common with others.

I learned this firsthand while writing my second book, Food Truths from Farm to Table: 25 Surprising Ways to Shop & Eat Without Guilt.Trust me, after trying to relate 80,000 words around food myths and farming – I understand your angst. Read more at Pink Tractor.