Laboring for a Dream
Laboring for a Dream
Eleanor Moseman
Team Cliff & Vi
Story Summary
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Joe Carr, 32, has worked and lived on his grandfather’s farm since he was 15. His dream is to be a full-time farmer, but that is nearly financially impossible. Between the early morning and evening hours, he works in his automotive mechanic shop in the town center to fund his lifelong dream of farming. His close relationship with his deceased grandfather and the love of the family farm is the heartbeat that keeps him working every moment of his waking hours.
He spends his days grappling inside diesel engines, wiping sweat from his brows with greased hands. Since he’s been working on other people’s vehicles since he was 16 years old, everyone knows Joe. At the end of the day, he returns to the farm and is hidden from the public eye. As the sun sets along the Missouri skyline, he works on the family farm.
Joe Carr, 32, sweeps the dried hay from feeding his four rescue horses on Sept. 26, 2023, in Sedalia, Mo.
Joe's hands as he drives a small 4x4 farm vehicle to check on the soybean crops of his grandparent’s 400-acre farm.
Joe immediately checks on his family’s farm crops after getting home from working in his automotive repair shop.
Joe takes a business call while repairing the air conditioning on the roof of a large commercial passenger bus.
Joe repaired a Ford diesel engine brought into his shop with an oil leak.
Joe takes a break to pet his 14-year-old rescue dog, Clyde, before leaving the farm to work at his automotive shop.
Joe built a bar top outside his home that is decorated with photos of his family on their farm.
Joe walks past Midas, left, and towards Firecracker to feed them at sunset.
Joe goes to bed after a long day of working as a mechanic and farmer.
Joe Carr combines his farming and automotive repair jobs by repairing the tractors on his family farm.
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