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From YouTube: Bloomington Yesterday: Pahl Family Farm
Description
Before there were walking trails, there were dirt roads that followed the shores of the Minnesota river to rich farming land. We talk with members of the Pahl family who have deep roots in farming and the Bloomington community.
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You
couldn't
find
better
better
agricultural
ground
in
the
country.
It's
definitely
not
around
in
this
state,
with
the
the
flooding
that
occurred
over
the
years
and
the
in
the
silty
loam
textures
soils
in
the
in
the
valleys.
It
trapped
the
heat
in
there,
so
it
allowed
us
to
get
our
crops
to
market
a
lot
quicker
than
anybody
else.
That's.
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About
this
road,
this
road
provided
a
lot
of
travel
for
people
for
all
of
us
to
spend
time
together
and
the
river.
You
know
you
think,
of
water
as
kind
of
healing
and
the
water
really
is
what
helped
to
this
farm.
That's
why
they,
I
was
told
they
farmed
near
the
river,
because
it
was
a
source
of
water
too.
You
know
if
it
was
drought,
you
had
a
water
source
every.
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You
can
see
some
of
this
rock
in
the
picture
and
a
lot
of
this
rock
obviously
is
natural,
but
the
city
of
bloomington
would
often
come
down
with
big
dump
loads
of
cement
that
they
would
be
doing
different
projects
they
needed
to
get
rid
of
the
cement
and
we
needed
the
cement
for
erosion
control
on
the
side
of
the
bank.
So
they
would
come
down
frequently
and
be
dumping
all
these
big
truckloads
of
cement
along
the
riverbank
to
help
protect
the
riverbank,
because
it
was
certainly
eroding.
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She
used
to
just
be
so
proud
of
her
kids.
That's
all
she
used
to
say
so.
Those
kids
were
so
little
and
they
had
to
be
so
responsible
because
you
know
their
father
could
not
get
out
of
the
chair.
He
could
direct
orders
and
things,
but
he
couldn't
do
the
things
and
I'm
sure
that
was
frustrating
for
him
too,
and
so
there's
a
lot
of
pressure.
I
mean
it
was
a
lot
of
hard
work
on
the
farm.
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Of
course
everybody
thinks
their
grandmas
are
the
best,
but
I'm
telling
you
this
grandma
was
the
best
I
mean
you
would
be
working
down
there
and
she'd
holler
out
the
window
boys.
I
got
soups
ready
or
boys.
I
got
rolls
ready
for
you,
it
didn't
matter
if
you
had
three
guys
working
or
10
guys.
Working
she'd
have
enough
food
for
everybody.
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How
humble
they
were
how
hard
working
they
were?
Dnr
was
purchasing
all
of
this
property.
Expanding
the
trail
system
along
the
whole
minnesota
river
for
everyone
to
enjoy
not
just
the
few
families
that
were
down
here
and
that
happened
middle
of
1980s,
I
would
say,
take
care
of
it
because,
although
our
name
isn't
physically
on
a
plaque
down
here,
it
was
well
cared
for
and
loved
and
nurtured
by
that
family
for
over
50
years
down
here.
So
take
care
of.