Good Day! Magazine: History, National Grange Profile, Content and Editors
Profile updated November 2026
Good Day! magazine is the official quarterly of the National Grange, the rural fraternal and advocacy organization founded in 1867. Launched in 2017, the Grange's 150th anniversary year, it brought back a national Grange magazine for the first time in decades. The full-color quarterly carries stories, recipes and news from local Granges and members.
| Launched | 2017, the Grange's 150th anniversary year |
|---|---|
| Publisher | National Grange |
| Headquarters | 1616 H St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. |
| Frequency | Quarterly, four full-color issues a year |
| Subscription | $16 a year; single issues $5 |
| Editor | Philip J. Vonada |
| Official website | NationalGrange.org |
History of Good Day! Magazine
The National Grange, formally the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, was founded in 1867 by Oliver Hudson Kelley and fellow organizers as a fraternal organization for farm families. It grew into a national force on rural issues, and its members helped push for railroad regulation and rural free delivery of mail. Membership once approached one million but declined sharply after its mid-century peak.
For more than 50 years the Grange had published a monthly magazine, but that title drifted away from the organization, ran into financial trouble and was discontinued around the 1950s or 1960s. In 2017, for the 150th anniversary, the national office launched a new print magazine edited by Amanda Brozana. The team considered names like Grange News and Grange Monthly before choosing Good Day! for its upbeat tone and because no U.S. magazine was using it. The first printed copies were handed out at a presidents' conference in Connecticut, and the debut issue focused on family traditions.
From the start the magazine aimed beyond members at anyone interested in sustainability and community life, from backyard chickens and rooftop beehives to volunteering and family heritage.
Good Day! Magazine Today
Good Day! is now in its ninth year and has reached Volume 10. The National Grange sells subscriptions through its members site and single issues through its online store, and recent issues are viewable on Issuu.
The January 2025 issue recapped the 2024 National Grange Convention in Bettendorf, Iowa, previewed a 2025 convention held at sea, ran a living history of Grange memorabilia and closed a series on U.S. agritourism. The 160th Annual National Grange Convention is set for November 9-14, 2026, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
What Good Day! Magazine Is Publishing Now
Grange news and conventions
Reports on the national convention, state Grange activity, awards and member accomplishments keep far-flung Granges connected.
Rural living and agritourism
Features on farm visits, sustainability, local food and community projects reflect the magazine's general-interest mission.
Recipes and traditions
Regular recipes, from stock to soup, sit alongside family traditions and Grange heritage pieces, plus an editor's column, including one marking April as Grange Month.
Good Day! Magazine Editors and Staff
Good Day! editors and National Grange leaders named in the magazine and on the Grange website:
- Philip J. Vonada - Editor
- Christine Hamp - National Grange President
- Amanda Brozana - Founding editor (2017)
- Kim Stefanick - Former intern who helped develop the launch
The National Grange lists information@nationalgrange.org for subscription questions.
Who Reads Good Day! Magazine
Readers are Grange members in Community Granges in rural, suburban and urban areas, including Junior Grange families and Grange Youth, plus subscribers drawn to rural life, local food and service. Many Granges are in small farm communities: the 2022 Census of Agriculture counted 1.9 million farms, 95% of them family farms, and 116,617 farms selling directly to consumers, the agritourism and farm-stand audience Good Day! often features.
A magazine that cheerfully says good day deserves readers who can laugh at a potluck gone sideways. farm.FM keeps that Grange hall spirit with farm satire about committee minutes and pie auctions, farm humor about the county fair, and ranch humor for western Granges. Its farm jokes are clean enough to read aloud at the next meeting.
Readers who want the full experience can pair the jokes with Tractor Tunes, the country music for farmers that farm.FM, the nation's first satirical farm site, plays between stories. This author page is a fine starting point.
Good Day! Magazine Sources and Agriculture Authority Links
- National Grange: Good Day! magazine - subscription and recent issues.
- Mr. Magazine: the Good Day! launch interview - the 2017 launch story with founding editor Amanda Brozana.
- Good Day! Volume 8, Issue 4 on Issuu - the January 2025 issue.
- USDA National Agricultural Library: farm group newsletters - the USDA History Collection, which also holds National Grange newsletters.
- USDA NASS: 2022 Census of Agriculture - family farm and direct-sales data.
Good Day! Magazine FAQ
Who publishes Good Day! magazine?
The National Grange, from its national office in Washington, D.C.
How often does Good Day! come out?
Quarterly, four issues a year; a subscription is $16.
When did Good Day! launch?
In 2017, the Grange's 150th anniversary year.
Who edits Good Day!?
Philip J. Vonada writes as editor; Amanda Brozana was the founding editor in 2017.
Nine years in, Good Day! magazine gives one of America's oldest farm organizations a cheerful national voice again.