Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/28/2010
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In Minnesota, a family in the small town of Stillwater started what they hope is a new Christmas tradition: The family banded together and built a snow fort using a John Deere tractor.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/27/2010
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Farm life is set to get a makeover in New York: While organic farms are known for the low environmental impact they have on the earth, Berle Farm in Hoosick Falls announced that it will further offset its greenhouse emissions through the installation of a solar panel system on its grounds.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/27/2010
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In California, aggressive emissions-cutting laws have been enacted that aim to reduce the state's reliance on dirty energy.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/21/2010
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With Christmas only four days away, many shoppers are scrambling to buy last minute gifts for their loved ones. For those with younger ones to buy for, consider a battery-powered John Deere toy tractor for those kids who love farm life.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/16/2010
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Carson Alli is like many other 4-year-old boys. He likes to play outside, hang out with his friends and go to school. However, Alli also has a hidden talent: He is a prodigy on a pedal tractor and is headed to South Dakota where he will compete in a national pedal-pull tractor competition.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/15/2010
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You're never too old to enjoy John Deere toys, according to Jim DeBoer of Orange City, Iowa. Now in his 80s, DeBoer has been collecting and building replica John Deere tractors and other farm equipment since he was a child.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/14/2010
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Recently, at the P. Rodney Cover Memorial Christmas Toy Show in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania, John Deere toy tractors were in high demand as excited adults and kids alike gathered to peruse the exhibitions of 17 vendors who were there to showcase their farm toys.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/13/2010
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Most prosperous farm owners suffer many defeats before they find success and Bill Hickman and his wife Leslie are no different: they spent years immersed in farm life trying to find that perfect speciality until they settled on Christmas trees. Now, the rest is history.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/8/2010
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In Fremont, California, the Ardenwood Historic Farm has operated in the same manner more or less for more than a century. Recently, the farm hosted local children from the area to come and experience farm life for a day.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/7/2010
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Brother Placid, a monk in Peosta, Iowa, is quite the multitasker. Now in his 80s, Brother Placid came to New Melleray Abbey in 1955 and has since both worked and run the farm there. On top of his farm life obligations, Brother Placid also served as a makeshift carpenter and janitor at a nearby Abbey.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/6/2010
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For those interested in farm life, look no further than the "Growing Erbs" series of books. The seven-part collection, a majority of them written by Sheila Erb Caza, is filled with comedy, history and even a cookbook, and is a compendium of tales that depict her family's farm life upbringing.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 12/1/2010
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In Amarillo, Texas, farmers are gathering for the 26th annual Farm and Ranch show, a showcase for technological innovations in farming.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/30/2010
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Some may like to think that only men can farm, but Kay Peters, of Le Mars, Iowa, has a different point of view. Peters grew up immersed in farm life, but did not actively work on a farm until she married her husband, Jim, 31 years ago. Now, she loves the hard working, agrarian lifestyle they lead.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/30/2010
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Students studying agriculture at Southeast Community College in Beatrice, Nebraska rise every morning and get to experience farm life in a different way from other college kids. While their peers sleep in their warm beds, as part of their curriculum, agricultural students work with livestock or crops, learning from experts and honing their skills.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/29/2010
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Kurt Zellers, who was just elected the speaker of the Minnesota House, grew up steeped in farm life in North Dakota. Zellers feels he has a unique upbringing that will help him excel at his important new position.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/24/2010
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At Montana State University, kids living in the school's family and graduate student housing recently got a chance to put their knowledge of farm life to work. Led by students from the university's College of Agriculture, the kids used agricultural products exclusively from Montana to construct their own unique renderings of the classic McDonald's "Happy Meal."
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/23/2010
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Christmas cards are usually a little more boring than the ones children in the rural farm town of Wimauma, Florida drew recently for a charity event. Although the cards depict a variety of scenes, almost all of them allude to farm life, something many of the children know plenty about.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/22/2010
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This past weekend at the Walter C. Todd Agricultural Research Center outside of Nacogdoches, Texas, children of all ages got an in depth look at what farm life means for many people across the country at the college’s farm day.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/19/2010
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John Deere's loyalty to the local communities it operates in was evident this week as John Deere Des Moines Works announced it would donate $5,000 to the Ankeny Area Historical Society, highlighting the company's importance to both the city's local economy and its history.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/18/2010
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Country music is the music of America. Country music star Jason Aldean knows this. He grew up in Georgia, experiencing farm life and attending concerts, dreaming that one day he would play to sold out audiences. His dreams are now a reality.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/16/2010
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When Dianne Riessen retired after more than twenty years with John Deere, she could not escape her love for the company. With John Deere such an important part of her life for so long, Riessen immediately thought of her former employer when she had a conundrum on her hands: what to do with a 30-foot spruce tree growing in her front yard.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/15/2010
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At a recent expo in Rio, Wisconsin, masses of people flocked to and from booths that were selling toys, excitedly pointing out their favorites and looking for specific antiques that are hard to find. These people are avid collectors of John Deere toys and model tractors and the show was a place to find that crucial piece for their collections.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/12/2010
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When he is not blocking shots and defending the basket from opposing centers 20 years his junior, Shaquille O'Neil has another passion: he loves the farm he has recently settled into since he signed with the Boston Celtics this past offseason.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/11/2010
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A new trend is emerging amongst city dwellers away from the typical city life of a cramped apartment with little room and lots of external noise. More and more, people are leaving behind the hectic city life for a setting that resembles farm life – all the while remaining in the city.
Posted by Green Fun Store on 11/10/2010
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Farmers are expanding their operations and buying more as the worldwide market for grains and other farmed goods increases. Recently, farmers have begun purchasing more tractors, leaving behind their used tractors.