America's Heartland - Episode 105

Episode 105
	Episode five continues Heartland’s exploration of America’s organic farms and farming with a visit to MaryJane’s Farm in northern Idaho. Paul Ryan reports on how with her new book and successful, self-published magazine, MaryJane Butters is rapidly becoming known as the “Martha Stewart of organic farming” and a widely known champion of a simple, self-reliant lifestyle. The rich, troubled history of the Creole farmers of old Louisiana is explored in Jason Shoultz’ report from Natchitoches. From Ohio, Pat McConahay reports on the production of some of America’s finest Swiss cheese at a business in which the local Amish community plays a central role. Jason Shoultz returns with a look at the careful breeding of Kentucky’s thoroughbred horses, and a visit to a park that has become a public showcase for the unique farm culture and history surrounding these legendary animals. Pat McConahay visits a Texas farm family that specializes in one unusual but versatile crop: Aloe Vera.

Martha Stewart, Move Over
Not long ago, we spent time with a farmer whose opinions just might raise a few eyebrows around the heartland. But few people could deliver those opinions with more grace and charm.

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Creole Farmers
In central Louisiana time seems to pause. It's where groves of 150-year-old pecan trees still stand in stately rows, where quiet bayous beckon and plantation homes recall an era both genteel and tragic.

Amish Swiss
It’s one of our favorite cheeses – you know, the one with the holes. For one family owned cheese company in Millersburg, Ohio, it's been "Swiss only" for more than six decades.

Kentucky Horse Park
They’ve been our beasts of burden. Our transportation. Our partners in war and peace and in spirited competition. And nowhere is the horse more honored and important than in the green fields of Kentucky.

Aloe: Good for What Ails You
Every once in a while, you come across the perfect opportunity. The chance to build a successful business, have some fun, do some good, and involve the entire family. That’s what one man has achieved in south Texas by raising one of America’s most unusual crops.

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The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Farm Credit, and the United Soybean Board make presentation of America's Heartland possible.

Additional production and promotion assistance is provided by
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