A Single Seed in Rural Hall, North Carolina

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We were passing through Kernersville, North Carolina and spotted this little white van, parked at a restaurant, with bold red letters and a large phone number printed on the side. It read "History Making Farming Author - On the move" We had to find out what this meant, so we called the number and
it led us to a farm in Rural Hall, NC to meet a wonderful storyteller on a mission to teach children how to grow their own food. Contact Vern "The Watermelon Man" http://www.vernswitzer.com/ ____________________________________________ books children culture nature education tra
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What a great guy! ... ( 2 months ago by lonelyboy03)

What a great guy! People like this is what makes America great! Good job sir. I always enjoy your videos. Keep on!

You fool! There's ... ( 2 months ago by lonelyboy03)

You fool! There's lots of good about the South. A lot of my family is from the south.

Jeff, Our famous ... ( 2 months ago by dmccoig)

Jeff, Our famous friend from Charlotte! Thank You, I sent another yousendit file in case the other expired. I know people from the coal fields will absolutely LOVE your song! Hope you can come to the premier. (well more of a free community viewing, perhaps in August)? If not, lets at least get some copies of your cd to sell?

What a good idea to ... ( 2 months ago by realnutty01)

What a good idea to teach kids where food realy comes from.

Hi Inky, what kind ... ( 2 months ago by dmccoig)

Hi Inky, what kind of lessons would you like?

Great stuff. ( 2 months ago by Macavityabc)

Great stuff.

great man, great ... ( 2 months ago by ReturnOfMerlin)

great man, great vision

Very cool! ( 2 months ago by kuvialeka)

Very cool!

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Lesson #1, kids - ... ( 2 months ago by junkie4vids)

Lesson #1, kids - Use farmland to grow crops for food, not for ethanol. This way, mommy and daddy don't have to pay through the nose for a box of cereal, and food pantries don't have to run nearly empty.

i like goats :D ( 2 months ago by TheCamraGuy)

i like goats :D

Somehow if I plant ... ( 2 months ago by Inky261)

Somehow if I plant a seed it might grow or it might not. I mean my crop is never what I would like it to be.

True. But the mash ... ( 2 months ago by MondoBeno)

True. But the mash that's left after fermentation is protein-rich and can be fed to cattle. Also, if the farmers are getting more money for their corn, we can end the farm subsidies.

This guy has a ... ( 2 months ago by MondoBeno)

This guy has a point. With the subprime crisis eating up the economy and ethanol fuel driving up corn prices, growing your own food is a good idea. This summer I'm growing corn, melons, tomatoes and cucumbers in the yard. I'm going to grow the tomatoes upside down and hanging from posts to save space.

Vegetarian is more ... ( 2 months ago by badamj2000)

Vegetarian is more efficient. 'Permaculture' is a great idea. Lawns are evil. Too many people in world not enough trees

a simple plan that ... ( 2 months ago by Crjeno1)

a simple plan that will yield large solutions.

That goose loves ... ( 2 months ago by studio1102artist)

That goose loves his Wonder Bread!

I like this video. ( 1 month ago by iabhornc)

I like this video.

dude, how do you ... ( 1 month ago by mktarrant)

dude, how do you afford to travel with the gas now?

No kidding, we ... ( 1 month ago by dmccoig)

No kidding, we haven't been anywhere in a bit, but the key is Jan's 97 Toyota Rav 4 Great Gas Mileage!

That is an ... ( 3 weeks ago by kjmix1)

That is an interesting video. Well put together. Very proffessional. Kevin

This is a great ... ( 3 weeks ago by mobiltec)

This is a great video. Thanks for making it. I'm really interested in growing my own food and building my own place. Working towards that end now. Hope to be able to stay away from town for months at a time.

Getting Dan ... ( 2 weeks ago by evilborg)

Getting Dan Traveling withdrawals here !!

Its been ok here -- ... ( 2 weeks ago by evilborg)

Its been ok here -- a few days of 90+ heat but today has been rather nice. How has yours been ? Can't wait for the video -- will be looking forward to it :)

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