Thank A Farmer This Thanksgiving
I just caught the tail end of Tuesday night’s AgChat on Twitter. But they came up with a super idea about how we can thank farmer and ranchers for the hard work they do growing our food. With Thanksgiving this week, it seems like the perfect time to thank the hard-working farmers out there.
On Wednesday morning use the hashtag #thankafarmer to share what you are thankful for on Twitter. This will begin in the morning from 10am-12pm CST. The goal is for it to be a trending topic, but go ahead and thank farmers all day. We want people to reflect on what great things farmers and ranchers produce that we should be thankful for each day. It will also remind folks where their food comes from.
If you don’t have a twitter account, you can do the same thing on Facebook, or a blog about it. As Troy Hadrick said on his blog, Advocates for Agriculture, “The point is we need to take the day before Thanksgiving to give thanks for all of our blessings, especially the safe, affordable, abundant food supply we enjoy in this country. It doesn’t happen by accident, it happens because of the world’s greatest farmers and ranchers that live in this country.”
Happy Thanksgiving!
November 27th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
I hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My family & I agree, without the farming families who have contributed so much we wouldn’t be able to eat the food we do. My husband’s family (on his mother’s father’s side–confused yet, LOL) are cherry farmers so we understand the true labor of love that goes into farming.
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November 29th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
nice post, i think farmers do deserve our thanks, they do a lot for our country and it is how america was built.