Never answer a question from a farmer.

Never answer a question from a farmer.

Farmer Quotes

Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.

Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.

At the time of the test, family is best.

At the time of the test, family is best.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus.

Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.

Strong communities are built around local, real food. Food we trust to nourish our bodies, the farmer and planet.

The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

The Nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.

Weeding is as necessary to agriculture as sowing.

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.

The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.

Agriculture is a fundamental source of national prosperity.

Agriculture is a fundamental source of national prosperity.

It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.

It is thus with farming: if you do one thing late, you will be late in all your work.

Cultivators are the most valuable citizens…they are tied to their country.

Cultivators are the most valuable citizens…they are tied to their country.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

I think having land and not ruining it is the most beautiful art that anybody could ever want to own.

I’m a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

I’m a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

Agriculture is at the core of the state.

Agriculture is at the core of the state.

Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.

Life on a farm is a school of patience; you can’t hurry the crops or make an ox in two days.

The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate.

The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate.

The corn is not choked by the weeds but by the negligence of the farmer.

The corn is not choked by the weeds but by the negligence of the farmer.

Frankly, any city person who doesn’t think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn’t deserve my special food.

Frankly, any city person who doesn’t think I deserve a white-collar salary as a farmer doesn’t deserve my special food.

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn’t make any money.

I am not a pig farmer. The pigs had a great time, but I didn’t make any money.