Good morning,
Today is a day filled of thankfulness, full bellies, and family! We should all be grateful of everything in our lives each min, each hour, each day, each year there are so many things to be thankful for! Sometimes I believe we all are so used to what we have we become unappreciative…We get used to waking up every morning with a roof over our head. We get spoilt by being able to say we don’t like something, when some people don’t have a choice and have to do with whatever they have. The past two years many have realized life is short…and many people through all the rapid changes.. have struggled. Those rapid changes include anything from turkey shortage, toilet paper limit, fuel prices rising, input costs rising, labor shortages, loosing a dear family member or friend, being diagnosed with an disease like cancer, job loss..etc But through all these changes we should’ve learned and should continue to learn never to take anything for granted..even in a minute things can change. Life your life to the fullest, make do with what you have, take pictures, make memories, help those in need, be the best version of YOU, and remember you don’t have to follow the trends, and you don’t have to have the best of the best to be happy. Yes somethings in life suck and some things are beyond our control but if they are beyond our control… we can’t change them… so why worry and get pissed because all its doing is making you feel bad and stress..(my mom always tells me this) With that being said.. Even with high fuel prices..be thankful you have a car to fuel.. Even with stores having shortages..be thankful for what you can get whether it be food or clothes…. Even if your friends or family haven’t been there for you, be the bigger person and be there for them…Even if your not finished with something.. be thankful for what you’ve got done.. Even if you don’t have the newest phone.. be thankful you have one.. Even if you hate the colors of walls in your house, be thankful you have a house. Even if your kid has colored on the wall..be thankful you have him or her…Even if your parents work a lot.. be thankful for that..their hard work is providing for you…Even if you wake up in middle of night and get hot, be thankful you have heat..and not sleeping outside in cold…Even if the kids or dogs woke you up early.. be thankful you woke up.. ALL IN ALL BE THANKFUL… Happy Thanksgiving! Two things I want to ask today: What are you thankful for this year 2021? What is your favorite dish at thanksgiving? • • • • • #agrowersgranddaughter #livelyhfarms #thanksgiving #thankful #grateful #thursday #thankfulforeverything
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A view from behind the reel this afternoon.. and guess what you can see all the real through the reel.
You see a reel on the combine pushes the crop into the cutter bar…and then through the feeder house and then separates the good(the seed) from the bad (the rest of plant/chaff). The good(the seed) is put in the grain tank, the bad is pushed out the back. I think this a lesson in itself.. you see recently well majority of my life I have also rooted for people -friends and family-even when those people didn’t cheer back and still do to this day. I try and go above and beyond even for people that don’t in return! WHY? Because that’s how I was raised! I also am my worst critique. I mess up and I sometimes am “negative nancy.” But you see your the machine like the combine in this instance, you have to begin to separate the good from the bad, you have to drop those who aren’t rooting for you, you have to drop those who don’t check on you, those who don’t support you! You have to drop the negativity, drop the fear and drop beating yourself up over a silly mistake. But at the same time you need to take those good seeds in life..You have to cherish and put them in your grain tank and hold on to them, even if the bushels are small… family or friends hold them close. Make the auger rain with positivity. We all need reels in our life, someone who pushes you to your best ability, people that root for you not against you, people that don’t make everything about themselves or a competition. We all need role models and mentors. We all need someone to push you to the next goal, we all need guidance. We all need the reel reals! Not the fake. You have to be honest with yourself just as well as others. Life lesson moral: find the reels in your life, fill your grain tank with seeds, be your own reel! Life is to short for shitty seeds. Life is to short to waste time, find the fields that grow for you not low ph soils. Grow as it rains. In other words: Find your family and friends that support you, and cherish you and hold on to them. Cherish them and be their biggest fan and your own! Life is to short to waste your time on people, that don’t give the effort in return. Grow from mistakes, grow from judgement, grow from fear, grow as a person. Now you reading this, think about your grain tank, does it still have some unthreshed pods or split seeds? Do those pods or seeds need to be thrown out the back? Maybe it’s a bad decision, maybe it’s a mistake you’ve made, maybe it’s a family member or friend that has let you down… Whatever it is, be the reel push forward and be the best version of YOU, and do what’s best for YOU! XOXO A Growers Granddaughter❤️ • • • • • #livelyhfarms #agrowersgranddaughter #harvesttime #farmlife #motivation #womeninag #share #farming #agriculture #farmblog #beyourself #supportoneanother #farmer #combining Support Local Farmers
Support Fellow Farmers Support Farming Families Support Row Crop Farmers Support Hay Farmers Support Livestock Farmers Support Dairy Farmers Support Vineyard Farmers Support Bee/Honey Farmers Support Flower Farmers Support Tree Farmers Support Herb Farmers Support Vegetable Farmers Support Fruit/Orchid Farmers Support Hobby Farms Support Micro or Urban Farms Support Small Scale Farms Support Large Scale Farms Support All Farmers! Farmer or Farmher, Cattle or Sheep, Chickens or Turkeys, Fruit or Vegetables.. Producing for their family or producing for you and your family, producing for animal feed, or even home decor, flowers, blankets, etc… All Farms Matter, All Farms Make a Difference! All Farms impact you and your life and lifestyle for the better! When your eating at night, when your filling up your car or truck, when your using your favorite chapstick, when your carrying that leather purse or wearing that leather belt or kids are coloring in a book.. wearing your favorite hoodie, or drinking your favorite whiskey…remember to thank a farmer. Those are all bi-products from farms. Agriculture isn’t just meat, cheese, crops and produce, each part of agriculture has multiple uses in your daily life. Many crops have multiple uses just as well as most things around the farm! Did you know that favorite fall candle you have burning in your house is probably soy(soybean) based? Did you know that soybean oil is also used in many printers ink cartridges? So does this mean the amazon package you received today, printed your name in that ink, and you should thank a farmer? Don’t get me wrong, thank the person who filled your package and the UPS, fedex or postal worker for delivery too! But thank the farmer, for the ink and the fuel which got your package to you, or even thank them for what’s inside, what’s that item made of? And remember farmers aren’t driving prices up.. in fact farmers are feeling it harder, they are going above and beyond to grow for you and getting little in return…they aren’t getting more because fuel prices are rising… they aren’t getting more money because steak prices are up.. in fact they are paying more to get product off the farm and to you and your family. Anyways, take a look around, look at your products, look at your plate… watch the commodity market prices fall, and input prices rise and watch farmers still giving it their all in the field, rain or shine, sun up to sun down… and as always THANK A FARMER❤️ XOXO A Growers Granddaughter • • • • • #agrowersgranddaughter #agriculture #thankafarmer #harvesttime #SupportLocal #supportfarmers #supportlocalfarmers #ag365 #farm365 #farmer #FarmHer #allfarmsmatter |
AuthorHey, it's me again Catlin. Just wanted to give you a little more detail about what my plan is for " A Growers Granddaughters" blog. My intention is to keep you up to date on my life adventures in agriculture such as research projects, a little gardening, and my grandads farm,Lively H, which inspired me to pursue a career in agriculture. This blog is not only for you to read but also see all the behind the scenes on the farm, and educate you more on agriculture topics. If you have any questions, please comment, or email me, If there is a topic in agriculture you are unsure about, shoot me and email. Archives
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