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Little People, Big World

11/15/07

Permalink 08:39:27 am, by Chris Chinn   English (US)
Categories: Young Farmers and Ranchers

Little People, Big World

This week I am attending the Washington Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Spokane, Washington. One of the keynote speakers for the meeting was Matt Roloff, star of TLC's "Little People, Big World." Matt and his family live on a farm near Portland, Oregan and raise pumpkins and soon they will also have Christmas trees.

Matt and his wife, Amy, have turned their farm into an Agro-tourism business which allows them to help educate their community about the business of farming.

Matt's message was a true inspiration to everyone in attendance. He spoke about the importance of helping out fellow farmers. He also emphasized how important it was to run your farm as a business.

What I found so unique about Matt was his willingness to share his success with his neighbors. As you leave the Roloff Farm not only will you find signs advertising his neighbors' pumpkin farms, but you will find flyers as well with directions. Matt doesn't see his neighbors as competition, instead, the Roloff Family views their neighbors as members of the same team!

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