Christmas in the Country
Farm Journal teams up each year for “Christmas in the Country.” The special editions of AgDay and U.S. Farm Report shares stories of lights, laughter and love. This year, the team travels across the country to capture stories of giving and joy, from the magic of bell-making, to a life-saving gift.
Hidden among farm fields, a small chapel preserves rare relics tied to the Christmas story, offering visitors a quiet place to reflect on faith, history and the meaning of the season.
Stensland Family Farmers started their creamery to diversify their Northwest Iowa farm. Today they make over 80 flavors of ice cream at the farm and this time of year offer many holiday favorites and promotions.
Surrounded by Delta farmland, Wilson, Ark., surprises visitors year-round with its English Tudor-style architecture, high-end boutique hotel and unique charm. But at Christmas, the town lights up.
The Palmer’s Olde Tyme Candy Shoppe draws customers from all over the region and country and is a delicious step back in time during the holidays or any time of year.
While the use of bells when Bevin Bells was founded in 1832 is much different today, the sixth-generation company continues to spread Christmas cheer year-round.
At just 11 years old, Reed Marcum had an idea for a project: Collect toys and give them to children in his community. Eight years later, the toy drive has given away more than 64,000 toys at an annual event people wait in line for hours to attend.
Brian Forrest of Maple Ridge Dairy near Stratford, Wisconsin, embodies a spirit of selflessness and resilience, as he has been an organ donor, not just once, but twice.
A few decades back, stopping at a Stuckey’s during a holiday road trip wasn’t uncommon. Today the company is eyeing a business comeback by focusing on its farming roots and leveraging quality Georgia pecans.