By Trent Loos
The Across the Pond Roadshow is now at the halfway mark. Andrew Henderson from the United Kingdom and I co-host the “Across the Pond” TV program every morning on BEK.News from 6:30 to 7 Monday through Friday.
A few months ago, Henderson and another individual from the United Kingdom decided they were going to come the United States for a tour. I set up the tour to be seven days in seven states with a trek of about 1,850 miles. And what I expected is playing out perfectly.
First off, the guys are just mesmerized by the resources. We haven’t gotten into the Dakotas and Nebraska yet, but they come from a country the size of one of our average states filled with 60 million people. And that leads me into the best story of the whole endeavor so far and that is they are so very much taken back by the people.
I have always said that the best thing about what I do is the people I have met along the way and that is certainly still the case today. I have the best of friends in every state is this country and now, after just three of the seven events, my friends from the UK can’t stop talking about the people we meet and interact with.
My plan all along was to have a tour where we didn’t stand up in front a group of people and tell them what problems exist in the world but rather open up the discussion and seek solutions to the problem. Unanimously, the folks all agree that the solution stems around reliable food and energy availability. How we get there looks somewhat similar to how this great country was developed—one community at a time.
The final thing I will share is that we think it is strange to start a meeting without a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. My friends from the UK found it strange that we show outward belief in God and pledge our allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. I reckon that is one custom they may take back across the pond with them because now they are impressed with it all.
Hopefully, we will meet up with some of you on this journey but if not be sure to catch the videos online. It has been a great adventure thus far for sure.
Editor’s note: The views expressed here are the author’s own and do not represent the views of High Plains Journal. Trent Loos is a sixth generation United States farmer, host of the daily radio show, Loos Tales, and founder of Faces of Agriculture, a non-profit organization putting the human element back into the production of food. Get more information at www.LoosTales.com, or email Trent at [email protected].
