Growing up on a farm is a unique experience, to say the least. I “learned” how to fix a fence before I could even write my name! Many of my childhood memories took place in the wheelbarrow or skid steer. My mom couldn’t leave her kids in the house while she worked, so she towed […]

Think of this a “letter to my younger self,” of sorts, after growing up on a farm, an appreciation of the wisdom of today.

You have seen it before … a sunburnt, smile-plastered kid riding around with Daddy in the tractor. You may think it’s cute and probably that the dad got stuck with babysitting for the day, but in reality the little kid looks forward to the days he or she gets to work with Dad. When kids […]