It's All Earth and Sky - Sugar Beet Farming
Henry Schmick, Cheyenne, WY, describes the traditional methods of raising and harvesting sugar beets.“It’s all earth and sky!” was the reaction of one German-Russian immigrant when she arrived on the plains of the Upper Midwest. Like many others who came to the region seeking a land of promise and opportunity, she and her family endured – and prevailed – on this rich, expansive landscape. Immigration implies departure, as well as arrival. Transport from one country to another may mean deportation; it inescapably includes exile whether voluntary or forced, and brings disruption to families in the old country and in the new. Immigrants require courage and fortitude, even when they are weak and poor. Like many others who have come here, Germans from Russia have suffered, and they have overcome. Since their background and history is as rich in texture as it is in diversity, they serve here as a model of assimilation of other ethnic groups into American society. Five representative Germans from Russia, Arthur Flegel, Debra Marquart, Al Neuharth, Henry Schmick and Brian Schweitzer, who have all attained success in their lives, share their insights on the process of becoming American.
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Producer
Bob Dambach (Producer), Dona Reeves Marquardt and Lewis R. Marquardt (Writers), Dan Michaels (Narrator), Ryan Sailer (Editor), Heidi Nelson (Audio Editor), David Geck, Frode Tilden, Ryan Sailer, Ben Stommes (Videographers), Barb Gravel (Production Manager), Bob Dambach and Michael M. Miller (Executive Producers)
Source
“It’s All Earth and Sky” Prairie Public and North Dakota State University Libraries, Germans from Russia Heritage Collection 2010
