Farm Tales and Cow Pies
Farm Tales and Cow Pies
Podcast Description
Many baby boomers left their rural route addresses as they made theirway in the world. But your farm remains a part of who youare…regardless of your current address. Join Dan and Daryl as theyshare tales about growing up down on the farm during those babyboomer years. Just close your eyes and imagine the smell of fresh cuthay or feel the softness of a baby chick in your hands. You can hear thecows as they return from the nearby pasture. We invite you to listen,relax and remember a way of life that is vanishing from our rural roots.
Dan grew up on a dairy farm on Chipmunk Ridge overlooking theCoulee region of western WI. Daryl grew up on a dairy farm at RuralRoute 1 in southern MN. Like so many other baby boomers they left thecows behind and pursued other opportunities. But 40 years later, allthey have to do is close their eyes and the tales a
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Content Themes
Highlights themes such as rural life memories, farming practices, and traditional values, featuring episodes like 'Putting Up Hay' detailing the labor and camaraderie of haymaking and 'Cutting Hay' evoking sensory memories associated with spring cuts and farm life.
Many baby boomers left their rural route addresses as they made their
way in the world. But your farm remains a part of who you
are…regardless of your current address. Join Dan and Daryl as they
share tales about growing up down on the farm during those baby
boomer years. Just close your eyes and imagine the smell of fresh cut
hay or feel the softness of a baby chick in your hands. You can hear the
cows as they return from the nearby pasture. We invite you to listen,
relax and remember a way of life that is vanishing from our rural roots.
Dan grew up on a dairy farm on Chipmunk Ridge overlooking the
Coulee region of western WI. Daryl grew up on a dairy farm at Rural
Route 1 in southern MN. Like so many other baby boomers they left the
cows behind and pursued other opportunities. But 40 years later, all
they have to do is close their eyes and the tales a
Remember the cash from your first job? Did you make $1.70 or $3.00 per hour or $150 per month? Did you get an allowance for taking out the trash or feeding the calves? Cold hard cash would burn a hole in your pocket during the baby boomer years.
Whether your first job was walking beans, picking rocks or hoeing tobacco we’re going to uncover the intimate details. How did you make those jobs fun or at least tolerable? K-Tel records, 8 track tapes and Green Hornet comic books was the merch we searched for. And all this could be ours if –
if we could just earn a few bucks and then convince Mom to take us to the store!
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