Farm innovations inspire children’s book

Kansas author shares story of how farmers resiliently grow food with new technologies

Amy Hadachek
Dec 28, 2023
Dec 28, 2023

Author Metcalf 1.jpg — Awaiting the spring release of her second farm-related book, Kansas author Lindsay H. Metcalf shows her first, “Farmers Unite: Planting a Protest for Fair Prices” while speaking to a Belleville, Kan., civic organization called Touchstone Study Club this fall.
Midwest Messenger photo by Amy Hadachek

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Eager to educate very young readers about where their food comes from and introduce readers to different types of farms, Concordia, Kansas author Lindsay H. Metcalf has written a second published farm book that will be released in spring 2024 called, “Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm.”

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Author Metcalf 2.jpg — Concordia, Kan.-based author Lindsay H. Metcalf's shows the pre-release of her book during a speaking engagement in with Belleville, Kan. The new book “Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm” will be released this spring.
Midwest Messenger photo by Amy Hadachek

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Author Metcalf 3.jpg — Lindsay H. Metcalf's books include “Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm,” A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection coming April 9, 2024; “No World Too Big: Young People Fighting Global Climate Change;” “No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History;” “Beatrix Potter, Scientist ;” “Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices,” “Tomatoes on Trial: The Fruit Versus Vegetable Supreme Court Showdown,” coming in fall 2025.
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Freelance writer Amy Hadachek is a two-time Emmy Award winning meteorologist and a storm chaser who earned her NWA and AMS Broadcast Meteorology Seals of Approval. She and her husband live on a diversified farm in Kansas. Reach her at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.