Someone's great, great-grandaddy, one hundred years ago, found fifty acres of farm land for sale and knew that his happiness could be found in farms. He looked at the vast flat land, saw his future, and bought it. Ever since then, several generations of families, including his own, have gathered around the dinner table together saying grace over a meal he has provided for them.
As generations have passed, the farming business has changed in quite a few way
Technology and engineering have joined hands to bring newer and better farm equipment to the arena. A far cry from the old horse and plow granddaddy used. And with big equipment comes major disaster and expensive repairs. Farmers insurance is now bought to cover all of a farmer's expenses and mishaps from the broken equipment, to the sun cooked rice, to the rain soaked beans.
After the crops survive uncontrollable weather, they are seperated into servings by the pound of peas, or by the head of lettuce, and taken to the local farmers market. Yards and yards of tables stocked full of the best bounty each farmer has to offer. Shoppers skip grocery stores all summer long to have the juices from the season's freshest fruits and vegetables run down and drip from their chin.
A fun family outing that may be available in your area is to visit an animal farm. Cows, chickens, goats, pigs, all with their own homes and their own acreage to explore and grow for your enjoyment. Ole McDonald's best out in the open and ready for children and adults alike to reach out to pet and feed them.
Farmer's have their own life and language, both on and off the farm. It's their rite of passage. Farming is the oldest industry in history. Before there were doctors, or teachers, or even preachers, there were farmers. And even though it has changed over time, farming is still farming.
