The Common-Tater
A farmer’s most important business partner is the Earth (unknown) As green spaces slowly disappear around the world, we are proud to maintain this one small patch of earth that we call our own. Every year we learn more about how to care for our land and how to protect the ecosystems and micro ecosystems that abound at our farm. We want to leave this piece of land in even better shape than we got it in. And this means that every day is Earth Day for us and for all farmers globally. You can visit “Tractors For Every Season (Turn! Turn! Turn!)” to see a slideshow of our tractors in work during all four seasons.
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It’s demolition video time! Join me for one last fly by to see the skeleton of the barn and the final demolition. Sean and his crew at Rheeder Demolition make this look so easy when in reality it took days of preparation to ensure the barn came down without ruining the building attached to it. Now we’re ready to build our new shop. You can visit “The Walls Come Tumbling Down” to see more footage of the barn demolition.
For about 100 years this barn has been a very familiar sight at our farm. It stood in the middle of the farm and endured everything Mother Nature threw at it. Over the decades it’s been a home to cattle, pigs, horses, chickens and of course barn cats. We moved away from livestock in the 1980’s, leaving us with a barn that was transformed into a storage unit.
Now our needs are different. We will be building a shop where we can maintain and repair all our equipment. Although the landscape looks different from every angle without the barn standing, we’re all excited to see our new structure emerging. You can visit “The Faces Of Our Farm – Part I” to learn more about the history of our farm. Move over animal crackers. Today I’m introducing “Animal Potatoes.” Scientists have been studying how altering various growing conditions can affect the shape of potatoes. These incredible animal shaped potatoes were produced in greenhouses by modifying key growth factors such as exposure to light, soil acidity modifications and fertilizer adjustments. Look for these fun spuds to be showing up in a grocery store near you soon! Are you questioning any of this yet?!
These are actually a small sampling of our #2 potatoes. Sometimes we find bizarre shaped potatoes when we are packing potatoes. Other than the fact that they look a little odd, there is nothing wrong with eating them. These “animal potatoes” are bagged up as #2s and sold at a discounted price. Thank you for reading along with me and Happy April Fool’s Day to you! You can visit “Pumpkin Training” for another fun April Fool’s Day joke. |
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