https:\/\/growinggeorgia.com\/features\/2017\/10\/9-truths-about-farmers-should-make-you-proud-be-one\/?utm_source=Growing+Georgia&utm_campaign=b81daddaf0-growinggeorgia-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4643f190f7-b81daddaf0-287994613<\/a><\/p>\n9 Truths about Being a Farmer That Should Make You Proud to be One<\/strong><\/p>\nBy Lynne Hayes – Growing America<\/p>\n
\n- Farmers have multiple personalities<\/strong> \u2013 This morning, you took a tractor apart, this afternoon, you treated a mama cow for an udder infection. In between, you were a carpenter, soil scientist, accountant, salesman, electrician and geneticist. Need we say more<\/li>\n
- Farmers are Wall Street traders without the suits<\/strong> \u2013 Try and explain the futures market to your urban friends and watch their eyes glaze over.<\/li>\n
- Farmers are human encyclopedias<\/strong> \u2013 We\u2019re totally for getting a college degree, but have you ever tried to challenge an oldster on his or her farming knowledge? You\u2019ll lose.<\/li>\n
- Farmers have the thickest skin and the deepest faith<\/strong> \u2013 Be proud of it\u2026you\u2019re able to weather the most devastating crop loss and pull yourself up with a smile next season and do it all over again, because this one\u2019s going to be great.<\/li>\n
- Farmers have a gift for making something out of nothing<\/strong> \u2013 You know there\u2019s a big difference between gross profit and net profit, but even when you don\u2019t net anything, you find a way to make ends meet and are proud of your \u201cgood fortune.\u201d<\/li>\n
- Farmers are self-sufficient in a million ways<\/strong> \u2013 If need be, your grocery store is out the back door, just like your fitness center, your summer camp, and your psychotherapist (nothing settles the mind like watching a sunset uninterrupted by tall buildings).<\/li>\n
- Farmers are the most community-minded people on the planet<\/strong> \u2013 In the midst of wildfires, superstorms and blizzards, who\u2019s out there saving animals, spraying rooftops and sharing whatever equipment they have to help each other out? First responders, of course\u2026and you. It\u2019s just the way you\u2019re made.<\/li>\n
- Farmers are better weathermen than\u2026weathermen <\/strong>\u2013 Nobody is more obsessed (or needs to be) about the weather than you\u2026.and we\u2019ve heard you talk about the effects of barometric pressure and identify cloud formations like a pro. Pretty awesome.<\/li>\n
- Farmers prefer to be breadwinners rather than billionaires<\/strong> \u2013 Not that you wouldn\u2019t like a few extra bucks in the bank, but we know you\u2019d say you farm because you love the independence, being close to the land, working side by side with those you love, and knowing you\u2019re helping to feed the world. It\u2019s a great life.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Happy Harvesting Everyone!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I don’t want this blog to just become a site for re-posting things but this made me smile this morning and I thought it may brighten someone’s day.<\/p>\n
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