Eliza Blue is a shepherd, storyteller & folk-singer. In addition to being a regular columnist with the Daily Yonder, her weekly column 'Little Pasture on the Prairie,' is carried by 17 different print publications, and she is a regular contributor to South Dakota Public Radio and Prairie Public with her series: 'Postcards from the Prairie.' She also writes and hosts a traveling concert television show, Wish You Were Here' for PBS. Her byline has appeared in the New York Times and The Guardian. (Read Eliza's recent New York Times Op/Ed about ranch life here.)

Her first book of essays, Accidental Rancher, is now available on Amazon.

Former pro chislic judge, current farm blogger and (hopeful) future author, Heather Benson's official day job is as the Social Media Manager for her home state's PBS/NPR member station, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, ensuring South Dakota’s stories reach well beyond our borders. Originally from Menno, SD and currently residing with her husband and daughter on a small farm in Clay County, her official night job is shepherding her herd of Icelandic sheep, tending (an undisclosed number) of chickens and trying to convince her demented turkey Lloyd that he cannot, in fact, marry his favorite basketball. Her farm stories can be followed at dalarnafarm.com