Life on the Farm Videos
Before-sunrise chores. Threshing crews and harvest dinners. The windmill creaking over the well. Discover the stories and places of everyday American farm life, told by the people who lived it — filmed by Galynn Ferris.
The Stories the Machines Can't Tell
Tractors and steam engines are only part of farm history. This collection is about the people, places, and daily routines of the American family farm — old farmsteads, working barns, the everyday tools that got the job done, and the folks who still remember how it all worked.
Galynn Ferris grew up on a fourth-generation Nebraska farm, and he knows the right questions to ask. He gets people talking about morning chores, hard winters, threshing crews, harvest meals, one-room schoolhouses, and Saturday trips to town — first-hand rural history from the generation that lived it.
For families, these videos show how grandparents and great-grandparents really lived. For anyone who grew up in the country, they feel like coming home.
- Interviews with folks who lived it
- Old farmsteads and barn tours
- Everyday tools and how they were used
- Chores, harvests, and farm seasons
- Rural community life and traditions
- Windmills, wells, and homestead workings
Life on the Farm Collection
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Life on the Farm FAQ
What is this collection about?
Daily life on American family farms — interviews, farmstead and barn tours, and the tools and chores that kept a farm running.
Are there real interviews in these videos?
Yes. Galynn talks with people who grew up farming about chores, harvests, hard winters, and rural community life.
How do I watch?
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