Why I Farm

Album: World's On Fire (2015)
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  • Brian Henningsen, his daughter Clara Henningsen and son Aaron Henningsen, are a seventh-generation Illinois farm family. This song finds the Henningsens honoring their roots as they pay tribute to the American farmer. "People don't realize the time, heartache, energy, money and, most of all, the risk it takes to bring food to your grocery store," Brian Henningsen said of the tune. "We hope this song will help bring that image to life for consumers."

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