Celebrating 125 years of our Family Farm!

This year has been a very exciting year for the Patterson family; we are celebrating 125 years of farming on our homestead. A few months ago, my mother and I decided we wanted to build a new sign for our farm. We came up with a design using our logo and I suggested that we put the year that our farm was founded. Well no one was really sure of the year so my dad went back to the original abstract and found out it was October 3, 1888. 

Sometimes, it is hard to believe that so many generations have put their heart and soul into making our farm into what it is today. We farm more land, own more cattle and feed more people and it all started because of our ancestors. Pretty cool, huh?

The guys combining a field of Soybeans down the road from the homestead.

Well we unfortunately figured out that it was 125 years after the date had already passed, but you better believe we will be celebrating the rest of year. The first thing we did was have family pictures on Thanksgiving to remember the occasion!

The Patterson Family
(It was a bit windy and cold that day, we were also missing a few smiling faces)

Family is extremely important to us. We cherish every moment we have with them. Plus, we have a lot of personal inside jokes that keep a tradition going during holidays.

The sixth generation farmers

It is nice to be able to spend time with family during the holidays and special occasions and put farming on the back burner for a few hours, but we do work every holiday and weekend. 365 days a year, 7 days a week and we are on call 24/7, it is a part of our lives and luckily we have a very understanding family!

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!

The Milkmaid