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Farms and farming in general are a vital part of our country, without  America's Farmers  dinner wouldn't be as good as it is. As a little girl I remember going with my parents to a local farm/orchard and seeing how everything worked and remembering that the produce and baked goods we got from them tasted so good and fresh and that has stuck with me all these years.

I was reminiscing about those days when I was reading about the Pistorious family from Blue Mound, Illinois. They're farmers and they grow corn, soybeans and organic popcorn. 

They're farmers with a twist that I find fascinating. They take a traditional trade and apply a new school twist, they use programming to autosteer their tractors to devices that collect data about each individual acre of land. These improvements mean that the Pistorius family can grow more with less environmental impact. 

That's an amazing thing, to be able to get more out of your land without harming or striping it. To be able to use modern technology to be able to be more efficient is a great thing and I can only wonder how technology will effect farming in the years to follow.

What lead me to the Pistorious family is what they grow, corn, soybeans and organic popcorn. And after hearing their story and seeing their farm I couldn't help but be drawn to them not because of what they grow but who they are. As a city girl, I'm fascinated by their lives and how different we are but how similar we are in our core values. These are things that are important to me and to the Pistorious family and having a connection there just makes me want to support American farmers even more.

I love cooking and I love trying new things and thankfully my family is willing to go along with some of my concoctions and they're generally met with good results. I'm absolutely in love with corn, I could eat it until it comes out of my ears.....pun intended! And soybeans are a major part of our diet in a different way than you might think. 

 I live with two lactose intolerant people, both my husband and daughter rely on soy milk since regular milk is a no go. The Pistorious family like many families that farm are a vital part of our country and do wonderful things to make our lives and food better. Good products make for good food and the best products in the world are grown right here and there isn't anything better than supporting our farmers, you support America by supporting our farmers.

Check out my American Farmers Pinterest board for some great recipe ideas with the crops these great farmers provide.

How do you relate to  America’s Farmers? Do you try to buy fresh produce when you can?  

 


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