American Countryside » Arizona

Casa Grande

Tom — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 05:01:09 +0000

Today skyscrapers in Phoenix tower above the city below. Roll back the clock six hundred years and it was this building that towered above the desert floor. The structure remains, but it’s use is still a mystery…

Young, Arizona

Tom — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:01:00 +0000

It’s just a small town of about 500 people. You’ve driven through bunches of them. But you probably have not driven through this town of a half thousand unless you were specifically headed there. That’s because you must drive 26 miles of dirt roads just reach the remote location…

Buckeye, Arizona

Tom — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:01:27 +0000

The city of Buckeye, Arizona was a small farming community for much of its life. That’s not so today. The landscape is changing and two young people involved in agriculture see the chance to till the land quickly moving ahead of the sprawling city…

Charles Poston’s Butte

Tom — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:01:40 +0000

On the north edge of Florence, AZ you’ll find a small outcropping once known as Primrose Hill. Today there is a small pyramid of stones on top of the butte, the resting place of the man who helped make this a state; a man who actually hoped there would be a much larger temple built here…

Skydiving to Food

Tom — Fri, 21 May 2010 05:01:54 +0000

If you have trouble finding the Lucky Nickel Ranch, just look up. Wherever you see the skydivers floating to the ground could easily be the spot where you can find his produce.

Making a Living on 40 Acres

Tom — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:01:34 +0000

Some people might say you can’t make a living on a forty acre farm. Michael McKenzie is out to prove people wrong. His combination of high quality agriculture and perfected public relations skills have people driving to his farm to buy their produce each week.

The Lucky Nickel Ranch

Tom — Wed, 19 May 2010 05:01:45 +0000

California produce growers rely heavily on hand labor to tend their crops. For Michael McKenzie, that labor has come from a unique source…

A Florence, Arizona Prison

Tom — Tue, 18 May 2010 05:01:54 +0000

Arizona did not become a state until 1912, so for several decades of it’s existence, it had a territorial prison to handle the work of that a state penitentiary would carry out it a full fledged state. The same town that housed the prisoners in the territorial days, still fulfills the mission today…

Yuma Prison

Tom — Mon, 17 May 2010 05:01:26 +0000

Most high schools hope to turn out classes of top notch students. This school consistently produces a new crop of criminals–but that’s all right with them. We head to the cell blocks for a graduation of not-so-ordinary criminals…

Raising Boys to Be Men

Tom — Fri, 14 May 2010 05:01:06 +0000

The Bible’s parable of the prodigal son shares the story of a wayward son that comes home to a father, who has every right to be livid with him, yet welcomes him with open arms. Ron Searle sees the parable play out many times each year. This is the story of cattle, horses and raising boys to be men…