MADISON, Wis. – We hear of folks who think food comes from a supermarket. We talk to people from the city who think grime and soil are the same thing. Some don’t know potatoes and carrots grow in soil. Others might be hard-pressed to name the animal that produces pork or beef or mutton. It didn’t happen overnight; it took a couple of generations away from the farm. But if folks don’t know where food comes from, the effort it takes to produce it and who produces it, how can they make wise decisions about what to eat? How can they appreciate agriculture?
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Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
