City Kids, Rural Life

Discover how Farm Stay vacations are giving city kids a chance to discover rural America. Call them “hay-cations.” On Farm to Fork, fun with fungi and a special recipe for pasta. See how a Wisconsin dairy farm turns cow manure into an energy source. And travel to Nebraska where artists find rural life peaceful and inspiring to their creative work.

Season: 19
Episode: 7
Duration: 26m 30s
Aired: 05/18/2026

Episode 8

S19 Ep8 | 26m 30s

Join us on a Utah cattle drive across the wide-open spaces of the American West.

Episode 6

S19 Ep6 | 26m 30s

Oregon farm raises tulips. Protecting pollinating bees. Man saves and restores old barns.

Episode 5

S19 Ep5 | 26m 30s

Sweet potatoes become popular vodka. “Sassy” cows help create special cheese and ice cream.

Episode 4

S19 Ep4 | 26m 30s

Cactus farm finds success. Georgia peanut harvest. “Mule Days” draws fans of the farm animal.

Episode 3

S19 Ep3 | 26m 30s

“Big Apple” harvest in New York. Ohio family sells crops overseas. Tasty new carrot soup recipe.

Episode 2

S19 Ep2 | 26m 30s

U.S. winter “salad bowl.” Florida farmers feed the hungry. Montana growers raise gluten-free crops.

Episode 1

S19 Ep1 | 26m 30s

Rice farmer sells directly to consumers. Virginia corn grower reaps nation’s largest harvest.

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Farm to Fork: Mushroom Pasta

S19 Ep7 | 6m 56s

On Farm to Fork, fun with fungi and a special recipe for pasta.

Nebraska Art Farm

S19 Ep7 | 5m 41s

Travel to Nebraska where artists find rural life peaceful and inspiring to their creative work.

Urban Visitors Take "Haycations"

S19 Ep7 | 5m 29s

Discover how Farm Stay vacations are giving city kids a chance to discover rural America.

Wisconsin Farm Turns Manure into Energy

S19 Ep7 | 4m 22s

See how a Wisconsin dairy farm turns cow manure into an energy source.