Things People Who Grew Up on Farms Wish You Knew
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@jesusredeemedme2425
I grew up living on a mini farm which means my parents owned five acres of property. Built on the property was our house of course, a barn, a chicken house and a couple of sheds. My father raised steers, pigs and chickens and rabbits. These animals provided the meat that was served with our meals.
Farmers have to be extremely hard workers and committed to caring for their animals. Farming requires a lot of work and discipline for of all of the family members.
My parents planted a huge veggie garden so that they had fresh veggies to can or freeze.
I also spent a lot of time at my grandparent's farm where my grandfather was a dairy farmer. The cows on my grandfather's farm had to be milked twice a day, morning and evening. The milk collected was delivered to dairy processing plants where the milk would be processed, bottled and shipped to the local grocery stores to be sold.
@jesusredeemedme2425
Yay, I can answer this one 🤗
Growing up on a farm is hard work.
Farmers are some of the hardest working people in the world.
And humble.
And gifted.
It's beautiful as a child to see lambs and calves in the field.
To stack the haybales.
Play in the fields.
Drive the tractor.
Work in the dirt.
Use your hands.
It's rewarding.
Character building.
And yes, it's not smelly even if I've often had cow dung in my hair 😂💚
@Amanda84
Amanda? you drive tractor??😮
@Ailuraphilelove8tear9
Yes 😁
@Amanda84
I wanna try that too 😭
You're so cool!
@trueconfidant123
I do it while wearing 👠 🤗🩷
I LOVE mucking stables <3
@jesusredeemedme2425
What is it?? 😮
Horses sometimes stay in stables. Horses poop a LOT! Poop must be scooped :)
No seriously, that’s what it is. Using a pitchfork to scoop poop. It’s not the poop I like of course XD The company of the horses (who like peeking over to say hi!), the horsey smell, the gentle, unrushed feelings… It’s so comforting <3
@Amanda84 Wow, thank you for sharing your experience with us 💝🥰
@Amanda84
Aw, this is so cute. What's your favourite memory?
@trueconfidant123
Helping the sheep give birth to the new lambs 😊
@Amanda84
Oh my God, that's so precious. I'm sure you'll cherish those fond memories for a lifetime.
@Amanda84
I could just picture you 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@QuietByNature
That happens more often than you would think 😂😂😂😂
@Amanda84
I haven't lived on such a farm, I want to go see a stable once, we do had a cow We still have her calf I love her of course. But haven't lived a real farm life actually yours sounds so cool !
@scarletBalsam388
I don't live there now but our whole childhoods were spent there, the best place to grow up and live 🤗🩷
@Amanda84
I agree the best place to grow and live, I would go to my uncle's village in holidays.
What do homegrown/heirloom tomatoes (or insert your own fave fruit or vegetable here) taste like, compared to the ones they sell in the store?
@jesusredeemedme2425 they're so much more juicy!
@jesusredeemedme2425
No comparison 🥰
