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"Prosperous farmers mean more employment, 
more prosperity for the workers and the businessmen of

every industrial area in the whole country."  
- Franklin D. Roosevelt

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"It's important to look closely at all opportunities,

and once you have made a decision,

to jump in with both feet."

David Mirassou, 

grape grower and winemaker

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Nothing straightens your spine

like having your back against the wall

 Jan Current's grandmother Edith

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Our nation's farmers and ranchers, 

the men and women who grow our food 

and care for our land - 

they should be applauded, 
supported and protected.  

They are truly our National Treasures.

-Robin W.L.

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“I begin now to think all time lost that is not employed in farming.”
 - John Adams

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      “I think our governments will remain virtuous for many centuries; as long as they are chiefly agricultural.”

            - Thomas Jefferson

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“There seem to be but three ways for 
a nation to acquire wealth. 
The first is by war, as the Romans did, 
in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. 
The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. 
The third is by agriculture, 
the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase 
of the seed thrown into the ground, 
in a kind of continual miracle, 
wrought by the hand of God in his favor, 
as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.”

- Benjamin Franklin

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“I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” 
- George Washington

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     There isn't anything about farming I don't like.  

     I like the planting, the irrigating, the harvest.  I like the work and I like my chickens.  It's a good lifestyle.  

                                                          -Kathy Guido, Farmer

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Opportunity is missed by most people 

because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. 

 -Thomas Edison

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Make hay when the sun shines!

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...there is a new trend with people wanting to know where their food comes from, so they are becoming more interested in agriculture.  Consumers are asking questions about their food.  They want it local.  They want to know where it was grown.  They want it natural, and they want it safe.  

                   -Marci Green, Farmer, Fairfield, Washington

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Picture courtesy of fineartamerica.com

The life of a farmer is a great life to live.  Out on the farm, scratching in the dirt, inhaling the distinctive scent of the growing crops, and appreciating the fresh smell after a spring rain.  Life on a farm is a blessing like no other. 

                                                                         -JD Rosman, Washington Wheat Ambassador

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"We forever will be known by 

the tracks we leave behind us."

                                          Dakota proverb

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              Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; 
         let fortune's bubble rise and fall; 
             who sows the field, or trails a flower, or plants a tree, 
         is more than all.  
                                                         -John Greenleaf Whittier

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"I have always said there is only one thing that can bring our nation down - our dependence on foreign countries for food and energy. Agriculture is the backbone of our economy."John Salazar

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Add more worms to your soil, and you will have
a healthier crop-bed, lawn and garden!

Burrows left by worms are nature's own system for collecting rainwater in the soil where plant roots can suck it up.  This gives less water runoff to strip away valuable topsoil and deposit chemicals in waterways..."

-Edwin Berry, national Soil Tilth lab, Ames, Iowa

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Our farmers feed THE WORLD, and it's time we paid attention

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For America's farmers and ranchers, every day is earth day!

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Thank a farmer three times a day!