The seven bank accounts of a farmer: #3 continuous education
May 22, 2024
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main
“You reap what you sow.” If you plant goodwill and friendship, you will likely have lots of friends and help when you are in need.
Topsoil is the most valuable asset that our world has, and our farmers are in charge of keeping as much of it healthy as they
About 25 years ago, while sitting on a bench at a local coffee hangout, a friend of mine was teasing me about being “a rich
How far ahead can you see? About 20 years ago, friends that were planning a trip to Disneyland with their kids asked our daughter if
calibration Before we get too upset with those farmers moving down the road with that large cultivator, corn planter, sprayer or combine at five minutes
Remember Star Trek? We thought it was out of this world that someone could create a magnetic field around someone and send a person into
That’s an old saying that I haven’t heard since aunt Jean died. Grandpa used to tell us about back in the ‘30s, men walking up
What are our real problems? Yes, there are high fuel prices, high housing and food costs. Why all of a sudden have we become so
Ten days ago I was invited to participate in an Irish parade in Quebec City. It sounded like a fun event and they sure needed
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main reason that we go to school, CEGEP, college, university, or any place of education is
“You reap what you sow.” If you plant goodwill and friendship, you will likely have lots of friends and help when you are in need. If someone is a “me, me, me person” they may find themselves alone when they
Topsoil is the most valuable asset that our world has, and our farmers are in charge of keeping as much of it healthy as they can. Carbon in our soil is greater than all the carbon in our biomass and
About 25 years ago, while sitting on a bench at a local coffee hangout, a friend of mine was teasing me about being “a rich farmer.” I then decided to write a series of articles for a farm paper that
How far ahead can you see? About 20 years ago, friends that were planning a trip to Disneyland with their kids asked our daughter if she wanted to come with them and help with their kids who were a few
calibration Before we get too upset with those farmers moving down the road with that large cultivator, corn planter, sprayer or combine at five minutes to eight in the morning when we are trying to get to work only a
Remember Star Trek? We thought it was out of this world that someone could create a magnetic field around someone and send a person into another room or even another spaceship. Well, my cousin was an engineer at atomic energy
That’s an old saying that I haven’t heard since aunt Jean died. Grandpa used to tell us about back in the ‘30s, men walking up the old highway in front of our farm and asking him as he was walking
What are our real problems? Yes, there are high fuel prices, high housing and food costs. Why all of a sudden have we become so concerned about increases in cost of living when we should have noticed decades ago that
Ten days ago I was invited to participate in an Irish parade in Quebec City. It sounded like a fun event and they sure needed a little help, even though there are several large Irish settlements close to Quebec. Then
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