Every year the state fair happens and every year I work hard to go at least one day.

We may not all understand what it takes to farm crops or raise animals but the presenters sure have shown excellence. Here is the second place for farm display.

Then there were the pig races

Yes there are rides and monster trucks with tons of music but families get up at the crack of dawn to make sure that we are feed meat, dairy, grain, fruit and vegetables. They do all the hard work and we just cook it up or eat it. This was how America came to be everyone farming and raising animals. You couldn’t survive unless you had. So for those of us who have stayed in the city pushing papers they are out there sustaining our lifestyles.

My thanks to all farmers and all the families they care for.

-Jennie Nawrocki