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Farmer Care Packages.
Erin Medsker of Bethany CC in Barnard shares the story
of one of their
harvest-time traditions.
In previous years, we have gifted around 12-15 Farmer Care Packages to the farmers in/with ties to our congregation, delivered during a special presentation during our church service. This year, aided by some generous donations, we did that and more as we expanded this ministry throughout our community and gifted a total of 35 Farmer Care Packages. Our Farmer Care Packages are delivered during harvest and include the "essentials". Row crop farmers in our area primarily plant corn and soybeans, and many also have cattle, so the snacks in our care packages play on that: HARVEST Snaps, CORN Nuts, Boston Baked BEANS, Sunflower SEEDS and BEEF Jerky. We also include hand warmers, first aid kits, antacids, headache medicine, a travel coffee mug full of coffee-flavored candies, Life Savers, and of course, duct tape (to fix everything else...) Our Youth Group kiddos also make a craft extending our best wishes to be included in each care package. Just a small token to show our appreciation and support during the long, tiring, and often stressful days of harvest in our farming community.
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