Day 29: Beans

When we drive by a gravel sales lot full of augers… G auto-replies with the word “beans.”  

He’s right.  When we unload beans into the pit, the soybeans travel up the auger into the grain bin.  Someone has been paying attention this fall.

 

The next farm kid story is all about beans.  In Awesome Agriculture’s Soybeans: an A to Z book, authors Susan Anderson and JoAnne Buggey use a red tractor named “Agri” as a spokesman for each letter of the alphabet. 

 

 

Let’s go straight to the Q page: Quality. “Soybean farmers want to grow high-quality beans.” Agri speaks up and says, “High quality means the soybeans are the best they can be.”

 

The book shows detailed photos of soybean fields, tofu, tractors and even a family shopping in a grocery store.  I especially enjoy the letter K page with crayons and polo shirts made from soybeans.  K is for Know: “Did you know these things are made with soybeans?”

I didn’t, exactly.  The clothing made out of soybeans surprised me here. 

I’m not surprised how much I enjoyed this book that features something my family farm grows. 

What product made from soybeans surprises you?

Lauren

My Library List:
Preview Day: 30 Days of Farm Kid Stories
Day 1: One Moment
Day 2: Perfect Pizza
Day 3: Our Heartland
Day 4: Pasta Fistful
Day 5: One Fast Grower
Day 6: Farmer Seuss
Day 7: Just One Cookie?
Day 8: Frowns Turn into Smiles
Day 9: BOO-HA
Day 10: Big Red Barn
Day 11: Magic with Vegetables
Day 12: Call to Action
Day 13: BOOM
Day 14: Ponies and Cowboys
Day 15: Value to our Trees
Day 16: Tractor Time
Day 17: Wishing for a Washing
Day 18: United Tweets
Day 19: Popcorn Pops
Day 20: Busy Places
Day 21: Peas Please
Day 22: Thankful
Day 23: Splashes of Ink
Day 24: Fantastic Machines
Day 25: Secrets of Quilts
Day 26: L is for Lincoln
Day 27: Christmas Trees
Day 28: Generations

Our blogging host Holly Spangler writes “30 Days on a Prairie Farm” this month on her blog: My Generation.