October 25, 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.

What do you think a farmer does?
Atleigh: I think a farmer does a lot of stuff like build walls for plants and gets water for plants and lots more.

Airin: I think a farmer raises animals, plants, different kinds of crops, and they fertilize the soil.

Evelyn: A farmer grows food, some have chicken farms, and some raise animals for livestock, and some have cotten farms.


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: I think farmers plant cros and help the community get food.

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