And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need a caretaker,” — so God made a Farmer.
God said, “I need somebody willing to get up before dawn, milk cows, work all day in the fields, milk cows again, eat supper, then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board,” — so God made a Farmer.
Paul Harvey said it so well when he made his “God made a Farmer” speech. If you have never heard the whole thing, you will have to Google it sometime; it’s awesome!
Summertime is a time that farmers should really be praised. I mean, they should be praised all year round, but being a farmer’s stepdaughter, I know how extra hard they work and sweat in the long summer days — plowing and planting the fields, new calves being born, and much work to be done to get ready for winter all over again.
We have many farmers in our community, and I think they need to be recognized. We need to thank a farmer for all those fresh fruits and veggies we eat. The milk we drink, the yogurts we enjoy, and the ice cream we crave on those hot summer days — Thank a farmer. That big fat juicy burger cooking on the grill with bacon on top? Yup, thank a farmer!
That’s only a small percentage of what they do, and if you ask me, they should be the best-paid folks in America! They work the hardest, never a day off, and because of them, we can eat. So, this summer, when you are enjoying that plump, delicious steak, a gorgeous green salad, a sweet bite of ice cold watermelon, or diggin’ into some strawberry shortcake covered in milk, please bow your head and take a minute to pray for these amazing farmers who work so hard. Lord knows, they do so much for us!
Thank you to all the farmers from great to small; we eat all because of you. Thanks for bearing the heat in the summer and the cold in the winter so we can gather around our tables and enjoy meals because of you. Your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.
The recipe: This recipe has been our new river lot BBQ favorite! One of my besties, Lindsay Mertes, made this, and I was hooked! So, we made it special for our fourth of July cookout. The flavor of these burgers blew my mind! Delish! *NOT MY PHOTO, but it is the photo of the recipe! *
The Worcestershire Burger
Ingredients:
• 2 lbs. of ground beef
• 1/2 cup of panko crumbs
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. onion powder
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
Directions:
In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients. Mix well.
Shape into patties and BBQ until desired.
Serve on toasted rolls and your favorite veggies. Bacon never hurts either.
