Susan Smith and Emilia Rizzuto are betting big on a little berry Living on a farm was Susan Smith’s dream. Little did she know that dream would come true as her second career — all because of one powerful little berry. For years, Susan and her husband, Mike, owned a...
Sara Schafer joins Rural Missouri staff as new editor For the first time in 34 years, Rural Missouri has a new editor at the helm. She is Sara Schafer, who joined the staff May 1. Sara comes to Rural Missouri from Farm Journal. For the past 15 years she has been an...
A few weeks ago on a Friday afternoon, the Jones family got to travel back in time — not exactly by choice. The chance meeting of my propane tank and a skid-steer resulted in the emptying of my propane supply that would rival Old Faithful. Thankfully no one was hurt,...
Millersburg man preserves Missouri fiddling music and stories The fiddler can’t keep the smile off his face. While performing a program at the Missouri River Regional Library in Jefferson City, Howard Marshall was taking questions from the audience when Luke Stegner...
Anthony Martin carries on the family tradition This story starts in 1996 when a prolific collector and user of fish gigs began the quest to find someone to teach him how to forge a gig. That done, he wrote the definitive book on Ozark gigs and made gigs himself. It...
by Paul Cecchini | info@ruralmissouri.coop Hartville artist’s hands never rest The world record for most prolific painter is held by Pablo Picasso, with over 13,000 paintings and designs to his name. Hartville native Jimmie Marler has produced around 11,500 at this...
Joe Yuede gives antiques a second chance by Savanna Kaiser | info@ruralmissouri.coop Just because something is broken doesn’t mean it has to stay that way. An artist in Wentzville specializes in bringing antiques and heirlooms back to life with light. Inside of Joe...
The chef thought she had it figured out. Every weekend she served elegant, refined dishes at Catalpa — her quaint, 10-table Arrow Rock restaurant — to customers heading to a show down High Street at the Lyceum Theater. “I got a lot of acclaim for the fine dining,”...
Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart Crust: 1 1/4 cups flour 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Rice, uncooked Filling: 8 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese 1/4 cup sour cream 2 tablespoons extra-fine sugar...