Category: American Countryside
A Unique Midwest Harvest
In some parts of the Midwest, you can buy a brand new car for the same price as one acre of farmland. That’s land that’s…
Ghana’s District Farmer of the Year
Today we meet the district farmer of the year. A lady growing ten acres of corn–a farmer adopting some of the latest technology she can…
Corn Stored Under Tarps
Drive through farm country and you can find plenty of shiny new grain bins to hold ever increasing yields. Drive through farm country here and…
The Challenges of Growing Corn in Africa
Many farm events and banquets in the US begin with prayer. This farm meeting opened with a joint prayer of Chritian and Muslim farmers. They…
Corn Harvest in Ghana
I always enjoy the harvest on our farm. Days spent in the combine or hauling grain to the bins are some of my favorite farm…
Best of 2011: Barbara Law
Our best of 2012 continues today with a lady named Barbara who was a teenager living in Japan when World War II ended. Her country’s…
Best of 2011: The New Mallery Abbey
When people began attending funerals here, many had the exact same reaction. They mentioned that when they passed, they wanted a funeral just like that….
Best of 2011: Santa Anna
It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Anna in the Mexican War. However, traces of that battle fought over 1500 miles to…
Best of 2011: Pioneers of Flight
Today a transcontinental flight from New York to L.A. might take about five hours. But do you know how long the first such flight took?…
Best of 2011: Helen Netherton
It’s a tradition the last week of each year we give you the “Best of the American Countryside.” And in 2012 we interviewed 110 year…