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From the Heart of the City to The Farm, All in one Day – Angel Ishmael

Illinois Farm Families - Wednesday, November 09, 2011

Angel at the farmIt was a chilly morning as I headed out to meet up with the other Field Moms for our road trip to visit two Illinois Farms.  We met at a designated location and rode together to the farms. We were all a little unsure about what the day would bring. What would the farms look like? Would the farmers be welcoming? Would the farms be clean?  Many things went thru our heads as we talked amongst ourselves on our early morning drive.

 We arrived Larson farms and were greeted with open arms by the Martz family and grandma even had pot of coffee ready for us. Larson Farms was huge to say the least, 6,350 acres plus 3,500 head of cattle. This farm operates with 4 generations of family, even little Jaxson was present for our tour. We were given the opportunity to learn more about the farm, tour the farm and have all of our questions answered.

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