The Girl from Washington

A hop, skip and a jump away is where I am from home. I was born and raised in Pullman, WA and now I am a freshman at Kansas State University. I grew up in the heart of the Palouse, home of the Cougs, alongside the rolling fields of wheat on my family’s farm. A few quick facts about me:    

•  I have lived with my parents and brothers (Rob and Jeremy), in the same house since I was born. (It is over 100 years old!)

• I have 15 first cousins on my dad’s side of the family and 13 on my mom’s.
• My family raises wheat, dry peas and garbanzo beans. We also have a small herd of cattle.

• I am duel majoring Agricultural Communications & Journalism and Marketing.
• As of now after college I want to work in public relations or marketing for an agriculturally based company.
• I am allergic to cow’s milk, so that means I can’t eat anything with dairy in it.
•  FFA, enough said.
•  I am Wildcat and a Cougar, meaning I bleed purple and crimson (where I am from that isn't allowed).
• Member of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority!
• I make and sell necklaces
• I love Crayola Color Crayons and coloring books :)
• The things I love most are God, my family, my friends, and agriculture.

You’re probably wondering the most asked question of me in the past six months, why K-State? That answer is simple and complex. For the complex version, I grew up in a college town, where Washington State University (the land-grant university in Washington) is located. I always knew that I needed to go out and experience some place new, but it wasn’t until I took a year off before college, and traveled around Washington and the country serving as an FFA state officer, that I realized I was ready to take that step for college. I had previously visited KSU as a senior in high school and after my visit it continued to come up in research and conversation. I realized I wanted and needed to be a part of the College of Agriculture at K-State so I applied, got accepted, paid a down payment, and the rest is history! The short answer is who wouldn’t want to be a Wildcat?

Being a part of production agriculture since the day I was born, has taught me a lot about where my food comes from. My background on the farm has made me want to continue to be involved and work in the industry. Although I don’t plan on returning to my family’s farm full time, I would like to return home during our yearly harvest to continue to contribute to both my family’s farm and production agriculture. 

Through this blog I hope to share my experiences as a college student in agriculture!

-Paige