Farm Friends

I recently took a bus trip to Chicago (we live in southwest MI) for a holiday shopping trip.  I was fortunate to share the ride with a woman who had grown up on a farm, was a former 4-Her, and brought her children up through 4-H and the county fair.  We chatted the entire two hour bus ride both to and from the windy city.

It was amazing how fast we bonded having had the common farming background.  Both of us agreed that we would not change our ag background for anything in the world.  She agreed that the work ethic it instilled in both herself and her children had made them successful adults.

I agree and believe more, now then ever, it is so important to support the local family farm and farmers.  What we learn growing and harvesting crops, and raising and caring for livestock cannot be learned from a textbook.  American farms are helping to mold this country's future leaders; we need to remember this and do all that we can to keep them viable!