Chapter 1 Into the Fields
Spring is here, are we ready to go?
Chapter 2 My Old Tractor
Why do I keep this old tractor, anyway?
Chapter 3 Time to Plant Potatoes
A Good Friday garden tradition.
Chapter 4 Sharing the Road
Tractors are bigger than cars, but not as agile... drive carefully!
Chapter 5 Working the Ground
Taking the vintage John Deere out to get ready for planting.sunflowers.
Chapter 6 A Bad Day and a Blessing
Never thought this could happen.... to me... to us!
Chapter 7 Planting Time, Winds of Change
Trying to beat the weather, its all hands on deck to plant. And changes are coming to the farm.
Chapter 8 Turning Over a New Life
A drive with Pastor Bob helps sort things out with a changed perspective.
Chapter 9 The Busier I Am
It's a real busy time on the farm as we scramble to get the planting done and help a neighbor in crisis.
Chapter 10 Back!
The ol' tractor makes it back home and back to work on the back forty on the anniversary of one of America's most famous working days.
Chapter 11 Helping the Neighbors
The Johnson family faces a difficult medical diagnosis, but their neighbors and friends in the valley come to their aid.
Chapter 12 Helping Hands Keep Reaching
The end of a long day working the fields gets the crops in the ground for John and Julie.
Chapter 13 Catching Our Breath
Finally, we had a day and parts of a week to catch up on chores and prepare for the long pull to harvest.
Chapter 14 Knee High by the Fourth of July
The corn crop is looking pretty good if the weather holds through the season; but there is still plenty to keep us busy.
Chapter 15 Oscar's Original
Oscar came up with an idea to help a lot of people while helping the Johnson family here in the Valley.
Chapter 16 Switchin' to Glide
It must be summer if you start reminiscing about your days working as a corn de-tasseler. It was good money, but real hard work!
Chapter 17 Preparing for the Fair
Kids, young and old, are getting their exhibits ready for the county fair next week. What a great time of the year for 4-H kids from all over to show off what they've learned and done this year.
Chapter 18 - Oscar's Owie and Big Cash
Friend Oscar's bike ride ran into an unexpected obstacle that creates opportunity in the midst of pain.
Chapter 19 - Close, but No Cigar
We had a great family trip to the Wisconsin State Fair to watch Harmon show his Holstein calf - Vince was wrong about this competition - this time, winning wasn't the only thing.
Chapter 20 Fish Out of Water
I had to make the trip in from the country to the big city on the shore of Lake Michigan. I don't understand how people manage to live with neighbors so close to them all the time.
Chapter 21 Dinner Guest
It took a while to make it happen, but our EMT hero and family friend Jacob comes to dinner.
Chapter 22 Unexpected Impact
The accident in the spring changed lots of lives, including the EMT
Chapter 23 Farm's Eventide
Evening is a special time of day on the farm; work winds down to recover before starting again at sunrise.
Chapter 24 Till the Cows Come Home
Sitting down with the Johnson family to see how the treatment is going and the crops growing and the next step on the community's effort to help.
Chapter 25 Leaving the Nest
The college kids are home for a few more weeks before heading back to school. Those of us here on the farm want them to come back as the next generation, but it's hard to say whether that will happen.
Chapter 26 How Big is That?
In the fall, the neighbors in the valley stage a contest to see who can grow the largest pumpkin. This year might just be my year.
Chapter 27 Day at the Dairy Expo
Scotty took a day to see the World Dairy Expo over in Madison - it's quite a show and offer opportunities for guys ready to consider a risk.
Chapter 28 Late Starts
The sun gets up later, and so do I. Time for the younger folks to milk the cows and get the tractors warmed up before I'm ready to hit the fields.
Chapter 29 Harvest Time
My turn in the combine; which gives me a lot of time to think about the ways technology has made us adapt, and how we've adapted to technology.
Chapter 30 Scotty's Turn
Scotty takes the lead in getting the community back together to help the Johnson family, and Rich has a plan for everyone to get ahead.
Chapter 31 - Family Ties
The whole family gets involved to help the Johnson family and wrap up the harvest for our friends and neighbors.
Chapter 32 Don't Ask for Whom the Bell tolls
The valley receives the difficult news that John is not going to make it - time for planning and to celebrate time left.
Chapter 33 A Time for Everything
John and Bob meet me at the local coffee shop to discuss the future and why there seems to be a time for everything.
Chapter 34 Putting the Deere(and Eagles) to Bed
It's the end of a long season, so the tractor is put to bed and the Johnsons travel to Lambeau Field.
Chapter 35 (the last chapter) Thanksgiving
The family and most of our friends from around the community squeeze into the old farmhouse for a large Thanksgiving dinner celebration and hear a surprise announcement that could change the town.
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