A Day on the Farm: Harvest Time

I spent today on the family farm, helping out my Dad.  I took a few pics, and since I haven't posted a blog in forever, I thought I'd use those pics as a blog post...

On a side note, we may roll a little "old school" at the Grott Farm, but it's all paid for!!  :) 

1952 Allis-Chalmers WD-45

Dad walking the beans in the late morning to see if the morning dew has dried off.

My fav...the 1958 A-C D17. I spent the afternoon disking the freshly harvested soybean field.

1974 Gleaner F

1952 Ford... was previously a school bus and a firetruck (see the red paint fading through to yellow?).

It seems like I used to fit in the cab with Dad better than I do now!!

VOTE FOR ME! Polls close on 12/17.

Just over a year ago I was introduced to the AGCO Corporation’s Facebook page through an ad I saw on Facebook that promoted their first-ever holiday photo contest. I went on to win that contest last year, and now I’m in the running again and could use your vote! Wouldn’t you love to take pride in one of your Indiana  neighbors winning a global contest?!  Read on...

Kent's Run 5K

Saturday May 29th I participated in the third annual Kent’s Run 5K (http://www.kentsrun.com/) in Boone Grove, Indiana (a tiny dot on the map south of Valparaiso). It was an absolutely fantastic event, and I will definitely be participating in Kent’s Run in the future! Kent Ribordy was a local 16-year old who enjoyed running and farming and lost his battle with leukemia in 2007. The race is held in his memory with proceeds benefitting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Without going into great detail, here are some of the reasons why Kent’s Run was awesome: