Source: Iowa Farm Bureau
Grant and Nicole Woodley were both pastors at a large Lutheran church in West Des Moines, but their home farm in Wright County was calling.
Through college and seminary, Grant kept a connection to the farm. He purchased about 100 acres of land in Wright County after his great-uncle died, and worked seasonally with his father to plant and harvest.
"I wasn’t tremendously involved in the farm because of being in college and being in the seminary," Grant said. "Between college and seminary, it took us 10 years."
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