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Fun Thanksgiving Trivia……..Agriculturally Speaking
The average American, consumes approximately 18 lb of turkey each year 50% of turkey consumed in 1970 was on a holiday. Today 31% is consumed on a holiday. 46 million turkeys are eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas, and 19 million at Easter. 88% of the population eat turkey at Thanksgiving dinner. Only male turkeys gobble. Sweet potatoes are high in beta carotene, vitamins E and C, iron, potassium and vitamin B6. Yams and sweet potatoes are not the same. Depending on the variety, sweet potato flesh can vary from white to orange and even purple. North Carolina and Louisiana are leading producers of sweet potato in the…
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A trip off the farm puts a smile on this Farmers wife.
We ran away from the farm the other day and went to the big city over night. When you are married to a farmer, this is considered a vacation. A mini-vacation, but still a vacation. It was the first time I have been off the farm in a long time. The first chance to just wander around and shop at my leisure. (well, not totally my leisure since my Farmer was along) It felt so wonderful. We were gone from the farm 32 hours. Really. That is huge for us. With most of our mini vacations I am lucky if we are gone 22 hours. Longer than that is rare. …
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The Difference between a Farmer and a Rancher.
What is the difference between a farmer and a rancher? I hear this question a lot. In my blog posts, I am always going back and forth when it comes to calling our place a farm or a ranch. Which, for some people, might seem confusing. We grow crops and we have cows. Both a farmer and a rancher can have cows and either can grow crops. So lets see if I can clear things up, clear as mud anyhow, when it comes to telling if a person is a farmer or a rancher and why I know my Farmer is a farmer. A Farmer or a Rancher. Here are…
