January 23, 2026 Local Stories in and Around St. Joseph, Illinois

Kids say….

Students from PVO South tell us if they would like to be a farmer.
This post is sponsored by Longview Bank.

If you were a farmer what would you have on your farm?
Atleigh: If I were a farmer I would have tomatoes, watermelon, raseberries, blueberries, corn, luttuce, carrots and strawberries.

Airin: If I was a farmer I would have cows, chickens, horses, goats, sheep, crops and lots more.

Evelyn: If I was a farmer I would grow carrots, corn, tomatoes, greenbeans, pepers and zucini.


Zoe: I think a farmer grows many things So they hve a lot of things to do. They grow plants, they would water and harvest them and raised animals they would have to feed them, clean them and take care of them.

Adyn: Corn, potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, carrot, lettuce and cucumber.

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