Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving

As all of us give thanks on this Thanksgiving, please remember all the hard work and effort that went into your Thanksgiving meal by America's farmers.

Our harvest crew includes my two brothers, my dad, mom, wife, sisters-in-law, son-in-law, daughter, and three nephews. We're all dressed in overalls or blue jeans, heavy jackets, and baseball caps. The family resemblance is strong, and my brothers and nephews are big guys, so the overall effect is a bit spooky. Think of a Faulkner novel, substituting rusted-out pickup trucks for mules.

For the whole article go here.

American farmers make it possible for us to make our products.  They have also fed the world.  It is estimated that a billion people would have starved to death over the last hundred years were it not for American farmers and American farming practices.  

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