Items of Interest
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Thank You Farmers Video
I while back I wrote a blog about “thanking” other farmers. Well, I did “thank” my Farmer in it too. Remember though, he doesn’t want to be “thanked”. He just wants to be “appreciated”. If you missed it you can read it here. I wrote about how this Covid 19 pandemic has made me think about things I have taken for granted….probably all my life. And honestly, I hope that through this crazy time, everyone takes a moment to stop and think about what they have and be grateful for it. A lot of “thanking” has been going on lately. From thanking the nurses and doctors on the front lines,…
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A must read…The Man Who Fed The World.
This is my first book review or actually a book recommendation. I guess I did recommend a children’s book in my Arf blog, but I didn’t really do a review. So here we go, my review of The Man Who Fed The World. My view of this book is…….everyone should read it. Period. Yes, it is about agriculture. It is about history in agriculture. I firmly believe that in order to know why we are were we are at, and how we got to were we are at, you need to look at history. This book did that for me. This book is more about the context then the actual…
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Camping On The FARM
Camping on the Farm. A way for a farm or ranch to earn some extra income. Interesting. I have wondered about this before on our place. Actually, my mother-in-law told me years ago that she thought it would be fun to develop a campground on a place we call the “80” here on the farm. I love to go and sit out in a pasture, where I can’t see any other houses or roads, and feel like I have run away. I have often wondered if others would pay to come to the farm and experience this. I could charge them to come sit in the middle of the cow…
