Category Archives: History

A backward look at the small farmer and what they meant to the world then and how we could possibly learn for today.

Overheard – Farm Settlement

I could not help but overhear an obviously very passionate person speaking about the recent signing law that finally offers a settlement to not only African-American farmers, but also to several Native American tribes. As I overheard the fellow talking to his friend and trying to convince him, I could not help but mentally note the incorrect statements in his overview of the situation. It really makes me wonder just what kind of hands the country and farms in general will be in going forward. Continue reading

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Dust Bowl Lessons

A show recently caught on PBS’s American Experience about the Dust Bowl of the 1930′s really brought home relevant thoughts about lessons perhaps lightly learned at the time. Perhaps we need a bit of a history lesson an revisit of what happened then due to bad farming practices. Continue reading

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Viva La France!

France gets it right with limits and restrictions on genetically modified corn and other similar products. If a country like France that is typically behind can this right why are we so confused on this? Continue reading

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A Beginning…

Beginning of the blog, first declaring who I am and giving some background of how this blog comes to be. Continue reading

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