You may wonder why I throw in farming-related posts on this travel blog from time to time.   I do it for two reasons:  First, although farm fields and equipment are what I see on a daily basis, I know that many of you have different daily views.  A peek out your back window overlooking a lake or mountain or busy freeway is a virtual roadtrip for me, and I hope that a peek into my daily life is the same for you.   Secondly, many people are now far enough removed from agriculture that they’ve never really seen how their food makes it to the table, and I hope that these little glimpses help it to make just a little more sense.

For those of you whose parents or grandparents farmed with horses, threshing is something you’ve heard of, and probably seen, before.  But for people whose family history does not include agriculture, perhaps you don’t know about the grain-harvesting method of threshing, which was used in the early 1900’s, until combines replaced threshing machines.

I invite you to watch this video, either to learn something new, or to bring back memories of days gone by.

In the upper Midwest, this is the season of the harvest, so if you drive along the back roads, you’re likely to encounter some sort of farm equipment. Drive carefully, be patient, and give a friendly wave to the people who are producing your food and many other agricultural products.

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