My First Farm Blog

  There is something really special and rewarding about growing up on a farm.  It is rare in this day and time to be able to say you eat your own meat, grow your own vegetables or distribute your product to various stores and markets.  Farmers will always be around on different scales, but there are fewer farmers than there were a century ago and the times are increasingly changing.   I have learned how important it  is to celebrate agricultural successes, share stories and create awareness of this evolving industry and way of life.  Farming can be a really tough business, carrying with it its own highs and lows.  Prices for various agricultural commodities are ever changing and farmers struggle and succeed throughout their lives, but often find ways to remain positive, become innovative and continue to enjoy their rural lifestyle just the same.  

 I have started this blog page to show my passion for agriculture.  It is important to show pictures and tell stories about the farming lifestyle to create awareness and to network with other fellow farmers or those who just want to be educated in agriculture or informed on rural pleasures and share their own. I plan to write a book one day with a compilation of many country stories and notes from various experiences.  This is just the beginning!  Writing has always been something that fills me with joy.  Putting pen to paper seems to be a lost art and I strive to write 5 letters a month to friends and family around the world so I can connect with them in a traditional format.   I often find myself writing about the farm and how excited I am about a current project we are working on.  This lifestyle consumes me, but it consumes me in such a positive way.  I am not one to criticize non-traditional forms of communication, as social media is incredible and is ever changing the face of not only agriculture, but networking in this great big world in which we live.  It makes our world a whole lot smaller, while becoming increasingly connected on a larger scale.  Please feel free to share some of your own projects, ideas or simple memories and stories of your farming experiences and this wonderful rural lifestyle.