Young Paradise farmers dream of owning their own tractor
PARADISE – Tyler Fowers and his brother Kolten of Paradise are learning to make a living the old hard way.They are serious about being farmers. Tyler, who is 10 years old, heard about an acre or so of pasture someone wanted to lease. He talked to the landowners, negotiated a price and got the lease and began to build his own farm with his brother Kolten, who is eight.
Tyler did some research and found the types of seeds he thought would work best for what he wanted to do and ordered them.
The two got a loan, worked the ground, installed an irrigation system, put down some mulch in to help with the weeds and planted their crops.
Not too shabby for a couple of Canyon Elementary School students. The boys’ farm is called Fowers Veggie Ranch. It is located along SR 165 at approximately 178 West 8100 South in Paradise.
The boys’ loan came from the First Bank of Dad.
When Tyler was a baby the first sound out of his mouth was mama and the second was tractor sounds
“When Tyler was a baby the first sound out of his mouth was mama and the second was tractor sounds,” his mother Kristy said. “His first toys were tractors.”
It seems like from the get-go the boys were destined for an agriculture lifestyle.
“The Fowers boys bought and planted the seeds with a planter they also bought,” she said. “They also bought mulch to keep the weeds down and filters for the irrigation system.”
Tyler and Kolten Fowers gather pumpkins for their fruit stand in Paradise on Tuesday.
They’ve grown all kinds of squash, melons, pumpkins, novelty pumpkins and more. They are saving the profits they make to buy their first tractor together.
The whole time they were tending their ground they were helping their father with his raspberry farm.
“The hours on their farm varies,” Kristy said. “Early on, when they planted, they spent quite a bit of time out there.”
Tyler also spent some time operating the family’s John Deere tractor during…
