Nothing like getting out in the field with a kid — whether they are from the city or farm. You suddenly realize how cool it is to know even the slightest things about farming. And luckily my nieces & nephews have always been up for a stop along the road and some ag education.
Yesterday as we drove out to a friend’s for a Halloween hayride, I spotted the first cotton field ready for harvest. By the time I pointed and said look, my 7 year old niece screamed with delight “it’s cotton!” She proceeded to point from one side of the highway to the other doing shout outs. With that sort of enthusiasm I HAD to ask if she wanted to stop. (I asked because she was “starving to death” and dinner awaited us when we arrived at our friend’s house.)
She greeted the question with gusto and as we pulled onto the turnrow, I asked why don’t we get out for a couple of minutes? We had to! I said we could pick a few bolls, and my niece reminded me I had taught her a little about ag cause she asked me if I knew the farmer, saying she didn’t want to get in trouble. Love that she understands and I assured her I know a lot of the farmers there and thought all of them would be okay with us picking a few handfuls. I caught part of what happened on video and while I was far too caught up in her enthusiasm, I want to share it with you.
And yes, we may just have to get back out next weekend if it dries enough for pickers to run… imagine how much she’d enjoy the buddy seat and seeing modules made!
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By the way, she had a great time on the hayride too! AND she got a whole big thing filled with candy. WHAT A DAY!
Adorable! Maybe her Mom can make something with the cotton–LOVE IT! This video a little cotton education and a LOT of CUTE!!!
Lovely video! It’s incredible to see this cotton field in the video so close to the high traffic road. It looks so beautiful! Love cotton!