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When I Listened to a Farmer
Like the unwritten recipes passed down from our grandmas, the family farm and its people give us timeless best practices and a source of comfort. Farm history books.
My Book: When I Listened to a Farmer
Table of Contents
Mud. Motor Oil. Manure.
Together is a Timeless Best Practice
Weathered
Fire. Death. Birth.
A Door to a Circle of Life
Trespassing on a Thursday
Eternity
Yardstick
Beating Heart
Original Entrepreneur
Please Stop Talking
Moments
Cow Pies
We'll Get There
Born To Serve
Markers that Bring You Home
Book Club Discussion Q's
Character
- How far back do your #FarmRoots go? (Who? What generation? Who was the last generation of #Farmers in your heritage?)
- What were the first names of the people of your roots? (Do they give insight to a generational time period?)
- What are three character traits you would use to describe a ‘Farmer?’
Life Skills
- Many of us still had a grandma — who was a #FarmKid — what life skills do you think she learned growing up on a Farm?
- Do you see Farmers as ‘the original, American entrepreneur?
Agriculture as a Career choice
- Do you think parents should purposely ‘talk about agriculture as a career choice’ to their kids?
- Did you know that your kids can become members of 4-H and FFA? (Through school or local county extension office.)
- What do you think is the reason ‘farmhouse style’ became such a big design element in our homes?
- What have you done with your kids?
- Tour a Farm
- Visit a Farm ‘discovery center’
- Gotten a pumpkin from the field of a pumpkin patch
- Eaten at a Breakfast on the Farm
- Bought food from a Farmer’s Market
- Took a ride 5 miles or more from the edge of your city to show them where #RuralAmerica is…
- What do you think is the value of a career — that requires a way of life — that is centered around ‘work?’
Reviews:
Mrs. Lins
Mrs. Lins
Mrs. Lins
Beef Farmer. Horse Lover. Drove a turquoise Rambler.
[Photos and stories of subjects dear to my heart: Faith. Family. Farming.] True farm history book stories of real people that make you think, be thankful and SMILE!
Rex Owens
Mrs. Lins
Mrs. Lins
Author of the historical novel, The Life and Times of Rowan Daly.
[The title tells the reader to expect something unique with this book. The title you would expect is When I Talked to a Farmer. Pete brings back the art of listening in an age when we need it the most.]
[This book is not a romantic portrait of farmers. Instead, it is a realistic portrayal of people who work hard, are problem solvers, entrepreneurs and get up every day grounded in hope and resilience.]
Will Y.
Mrs. Lins
Will Y.
A dairy herdsman and aspiring sheep dairy farmer.
"When I Listened to a Farmer was constructed in a such a unique way. The photographs alone tell a story, filled with emotion. Looking at the faces of the men and women who appear in the book show how much they care about their work, their lifestyle, and what they have committed to. The photographer captured the beautiful and serene images of rural life. Capturing the raw energy that is most found in the farming community itself.
The writing itself I found to be unique in its own way. While I often found the writing tied to the photo with it some of them had there own purpose. I found that the writing conveyed its own sense of raw power. Often tugging at my heart strings wanting me to know more, the writing is stringed together in such a way that it leaves you wanting more."
Mike W.
Steven L.
Will Y.
Dairy Farmer...who bought back the 4020 tractor of his grandpa he never met.
[A farmers way of life, from family values to work ethic, down to the true core of what it truly means to be a farmer put into words in a way that most have never thought before.]
Nina S.
Steven L.
Steven L.
Dairy farm kid. Mom. Raises Show Cow Genetics.
Markers that Bring you Home.
"It encompasses the truth behind our passion...it takes me back to when I was a kid and wanted to 'explore' our barns...finding old beaten up treasures...finding treasures in things that are broken...I gravitated to your photos."
Steven L.
Steven L.
Steven L.
Dairy Farmer. the epitome of a Family. Farmer.
"Sitting down to read Pete's book is a relaxing reminder of the simple things in life. We tend to quickly forget all that we have...he reminds us to appreciate: our families, our friends and our mentors."
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