American Roots
Our Founding Fathers had Wise Words about Working the Land
“ I would rather be on my farm, than be emperor of the world. ”
- George Washington
“Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.”
- Thomas Jefferson
“The farmer has to be an optimist or he wouldn’t still be a farmer.”
- Will Rodgers
“In no other country do so few people produce so much food, to feed so many, at such reasonable prices.”
– President Dwight D. Eisenhower