About Me

OKAY – LET’S KEEP IT SIMPLE.


HI! I’M JENNIFER, BUT MOST PEOPLE CALL ME JENNY!

I’m a Californian turned North Dakotan. The daughter of a second generation butcher. The wife to a born and raised North Dakota farmer. And mom to the three smiliest kiddos, ever.

It all started back in 2011 when my life as I knew it changed forever. I was living in beautiful Northern California, working at my parent’s local butcher shop, and (no joke) vowed never to leave. THEN I met my (now) farmer husband via Twitter and it all changed. A few months later, I moved from California to North Dakota. Yeah, that MUST have been love…

Prairie Californian started as a digital journal of my journey of moving my entire life from the hometown I grew up in to starting a new life in small town rural North Dakota. Today, Prairie Californian has become a hub for the things I am most passionate about in life: family, food, farming, and my faith.

Most people describe me as loyal, dedicated, and positive. And on Prairie Californian, I am blessed to continually remind people to live life with intention. I encourage people to cook the foods they love, connect with the ones they love, and ultimately, cultivate a life that they love.

Most days you can find me running after our three wild kids, with a camera in my hand capturing all the beauty that is the North Dakota prairie, and whipping up only the finest of culinary creations in my rural small town kitchen.

WELCOME TO PRAIRIE CALIFORNIAN, MY LITTLE PIECE OF THE PRAIRIE! I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE! 

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