Interviews in the Heartland

Keller Crafted & Big Picture Beef: The Grass is Greener on the Carbon Side

March 13, 2019

The label “grass fed” is everywhere you look in grocery stores today, but what is it exactly, and are all those labels accurate? Mark Keller and Ridge Shinn give us the Big Picture.

Families, Flags, Food and Fun at York Springs’ 150th

August 28, 2018

(York Springs, PA, August 25, 2018, All Photos by Cirina Catania, Senior Editor, if you repost, please attribute the photo credit! Thanks.) Did the whole town come out for the 150th Anniversary Celebration in York Springs, PA? It seems like it! Everyone was having a great time. I saw lots of families, some fun dancing…

Carlisle, Corvettes, Congregation and Camaraderie at the 2017 Carlisle Corvette Show

September 1, 2017

(August 31, 2017, Carlisle, PA) (All photos by Cirina Catania) Since June 30,1953 when the first Corvette was born in Flint, Michigan, these two-seater beauties have captured the hearts of millions. Only 300 were produced that year and accessories were limited, a heater and an AM radio, but it was love at first sight for…

A quiet American morning in Pennsylvannia.

Cirina Catania

Under American Skies

August 23, 2017

Good morning, America. This is from Mom’s house – where bright yellow school busses pass on quiet streets, cicadas are sleeping, hiding from the morning birds and the smell of fresh-cut grass mixes well with the taste of coffee in a “World’s Best Mom” cup. Neighbors wave as they drive off to work, jog by…

Interviews in the Heartland: Rancher Travis Williams is Making Hay in Harney County, Oregon

September 1, 2016

(Written and photographed by Cirina Catania, Harney County, Oregon, July 2016) Listen to Travis William’s Interview here or read the transcript below: It’s 4 am and even the crickets are asleep on the Dash W Bar Ranch in Harney County, Oregon. I’ve wandered outside and am headed into the inky blue morning towards the hay…