Marshmallow Farming

Too much rain ruins marshmallow crop in North Carolina.
I do not own and did not create this video. It was transferred from VHS that was part of a training seminar in the 90s.

[@evanredmon3877]

If he diversified his orchard with Ding Dongs and Smarties he wouldn't be in this position.

[@mr.moelester1525]

those crops take WAAAAY to long to be harvested, anyway the Chinese have those markets cornered

[@pgc4sean]

Evan Redmon 😂🤣😂🤣

[@audacityofthemind8348]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha Very Good investment tip

[@lewiemcneely9143]

They'll do it every time.

[@LadyDeirdre]

Except that Smarties require entirely climates than marshmallows. Why do you think they're mainly grown in England and parts of the Pacific Northwest?

[@Doublezzranch]

My hotdog trees haven't come up yet, I may lose my farm too. Hard times .

[@Steveshappylittletrees]

Ja Z - That's hilarious! Yours and some other comments on here are pretty funny, although I wonder about some of them that I'm pretty sure think this is real. Anyway you made me laugh. Best regards.

[@Doublezzranch]

holographic world : LOL, thanks. 420 is just 3 days away. Thumbs up from OREGON.

[@moptop85]

Ja Z that sounds horrible, give you a tip. If you got the southern ale type, you can deep fry them right after the skins are no long green, before they fall off and expose the hot dog. This will give you corn dogs instead!

[@1mantisco]

Ja Z come on, everyone knows hotdogs are grown on a vine,not a tree

[@mocacouture]

moptop85 😂🤣😂

[@EtzEchad]

I tried to grow a marshmallow tree once in my back yard, but I got an infestation of gummi worms that rotted the roots. There’s no doubt that this is a difficult crop to grow.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

I've been told that Haribo gummi frogs will resolve that problem. Unfortunately, they're foreign, so they're actually banned for importation at the moment as an invasive species. :-(

[@fjbrown92]

Well when that happens, you can dig em up and make root beer

[@DamaKubu]

I love how the farmer tries not to laugh

[@PaschanTOPs]

You can't really tell that.

[@conorreedR2C]

​@@PaschanTOPs nah bro, the ending when there's a zoom in on him, he's about to bust lmao

[@basschica]

The longing look bordering smirk at the end was priceless.

[@CPB1]

I remember growing up in Georgia we had a small marshmallow tree in the backyard. It was my Dads pride and joy. We would go out together and get a small amount every other day.....times were so simple back then.

[@cheryxle2618]

HEY DHAR MAN FAM

[@cmAwesome207]

😅😅😅

[@Mad.mp4]

Wait Marshmallow plants are real???

[@nickrog6759]

@Madhugiri_123 Sure they are ! We had a cigarette weedbutt infestation, them blighters would grow outta every nook & crannie , poisoned the earth beneath our feet . Our strawberry crop suffered that year , tasted like nicotine gum . Nearly called it a day when my Paps had the idea of Strawberry flavored Nicotine gum . Nowadays that's 80% of our crop yield , the other 20% were planting an experimental crop of NFTs . See how they'll sell .

[@cmAwesome207]

@@nickrog6759 😅

[@Sylphyn]

*Spits out marshmallow* "Bitter."

[@daughteroftheking2979]

SteveBranflakes hahahah

[@MistahAnonymous]

Lololololololol

[@MistahAnonymous]

So disrespectful lol

[@noaht5191]

they’re not gonna sell.....

[@MegaNuc]

Favorite part! ..... @1:24 .... BITTER!

[@MonkeyspankO]

This is so sad. Reminds me of blight in the vast spaghetti fields during the 70s

[@JohnSmith-un9fy]

That was the 40s.

[@Bulskee]

@@JohnSmith-un9fy 50’s

[@happyeditz456]

This is all fake it’s for April fools day

[@cmAwesome207]

I can't believe that As a kid I thought that spaghetti grew on trees for years because of that stupid commercial

[@MrTimkabara]

Thank you for posting this. Not a lot of kids these days know how difficult it used to be. Now with gmo marshmallows, they are everywhere.

[@xchokethathoe]

I didn't realize they grew on their own roasting skewers. Nature is incredible!

[@mydailyreward2090]

Natalie leto Casella BEST.COMMENT EVER

[@mydailyreward2090]

Pat Lowney that would be me...lol. This is just too funny

[@carolecook1116]

Natalie leto Casella 🏆

[@TheAnantaSesa]

+Pat Lowney; that's just how they package them. You sound like some kind of city slicker never been on a real deal marshmallow farm.

[@RonnieLowry]

Its just a joke

[@beatdownboogie]

How will this affect the Smores Markets?

[@mrnic3058]

not good were seeing a 3% decrease in smore productoin

[@neilspires8738]

Last week smore futures dropped 3% below the Q1 2017 average, creating a massive Cadburry Egg precursor reserve! If somthing isnt done to shield our most tender CASH CROP from the terrible fate wrought forth upon her by gods so cruel, confidence in the cocoa tree bonds and perhaps tragically even American powdered cocain marketshares may suffer....

[@chopitup9950]

neil spires That was good and I’m concerned. Lol

[@neilspires8738]

Geri Jernigans Idk why I'd never heard of this until now but the absurdity of it is genius, lol im jealous.

[@CyberSERT]

This video is from the eighties. GMO varietals have eliminated the problem now, but back then, it was serious, especially for s'more production. It's where the term "less is s'more" originated.

[@isisemkeb]

I myself have a peculiar field: I grow jelly beans. They are of different colours. Red ones grow better in a shadowy patch. I do not know why, but I have so many volunteers when harvest comes along.

[@sondracee8989]

Michelle B awesome I hope you have a real teeny tiny jelly beans cuz they are so good! Will have to get a jelly bean tree!

[@isisemkeb]

Sondra Cee - You should see the flowers in bloom just before the beans are out. Sooo beautiful !!!

[@jonathantan2469]

Michelle B I've tried farming Mexican Jumping Beans, but getting them to stay on my acreage was a pain in the ass. By harvest time, two thirds had hopped off to god knows where...

[@isisemkeb]

Jonathan Tan - That is why I went for jelly beans,. And you did all that work for nothing. I will start you a GoFundMe page. I am in tears. Good luck my friend. I will remember your journey forever.

[@solsasson2760]

Jonathan Tan because we all know them MEXICAN jumping beans never stay where they’re supposed to

[@c.f.7408]

Can we just appreciate for a moment how long it must have taken to put those marshmallows on those trees

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

I have no idea what you’re talking about. You can see for yourself all the dying marshmallows that have fallen to the ground before they ripened. You can spot the ripe ones because they turn pink when they’re ready to be harvested.

[@tedmounsteven621]

Sparsely :)

[@enderflashria3597]

This is honestly the best comment section I've ever read through

[@Primalxbeast]

Brookie Cookie Apparently people had to already be in a pretty goofy mood to click on this video in the first place.

[@pby1000]

@@Primalxbeast Did you see the video about the spaghetti trees?

[@KingDuckSauce]

@@pby1000 LOL XD

[@serpentinefire921]

A great comment section to check out is for the video on KZbin "why I season my cutting board instead of my steak". Enjoy

[@Eudaletism]

If you're a parent, and want to make some cute memories, buy a marshmallow plant for your kids. You know, one of the kind that sometimes grows a few little marshmallows overnight, and then if you let them go for a week and don't eat them, they'll turn big on the weekend. It's a fun way to teach them patience. ^~

[@planetwalker]

Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨Ʒ Is that fun or just teaching kids that deceit is ok and that their parents are liars ? Is it not better to teach them the value of safe, high quality, nutritious food and how to cook ? First lesson in American "marshmallow" is to read the ingredients then look up the plant Althaea officinalis.

[@Eudaletism]

Possibly. I got the idea from someone who had fond memories of a marshmallow plant that they now smile about. It's similar to the santa claus myth, which psychologists have said is healthy, so I don't think it would amount to anything more than a good memory, but I also think that it's never too soon to teach them how to find information on their own.

[@planetwalker]

When I was a kid I used to have fun learning to process food from somebody that lived through the World Wars and rationing. I learned a lot about the wise use of resources and food that way.

[@MultiRawrWaffles]

+Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨Ʒ -_- That's stupid... It doesn't teach them patience if the goddamn marshmallow doesn't grow. You're just teaching them you're a liar.

[@tilleylepew5944]

+MultiRawrWaffles Yeah! But don't blow the santa story till they move out!

[@kanewten827]

I remember those three years like it was yesterday, the price of peeps went sky high and pretty much never recovered.....the peepless years.

[@carolecook1116]

gar827~ "the peepless years" I will now😴fall asleep😃smiling. 👍🌙

[@kanewten827]

Fun vid. to goof on, Carolle.:)

[@carolecook1116]

StealthLava~Okay,got it. Paws,tail,bones,correct? All white,dyed afterward? Naturally pink,yellow,etc.?

[@cmAwesome207]

🤣🤣🤣

[@bobl6489]

I remember that year. We paid 5 dollars for a bag of marshmallows. It was the ruffest camping season of my life.

[@f4ux578]

my right ear enjoyed this video

[@cooperv9923]

OliverTheFox [Music/Gameplays] mine to man

[@heathbarker3004]

I have two Marshmallow trees in my backyard and love them. They produce every year. Always sweet and soft. The Mockingbirds love'em too.

[@kinfe6756]

this video is fake ya know xd

[@princeconrad1625]

Communist Nation We know comrade

[@crownfawn.4114]

Communist Nation his comment is a joke ya know xd

[@lastname5053]

Communist Nation what do you mean fake, they are real

[@fuzzytheduck6821]

I had a marshmallow tree in my yard when I was little. Me and my brother used to Sprint home from school to pick as many as we could before the squirrels got to them.

[@Flipclockfans]

I don’t think I’ve ever read a more hilarious collection of comments on any KZbin video. Still. I don’t think it’s right to laugh when people lost so much on their marshmallow crops.

[@lindalee7322]

:o)

[@cmAwesome207]

🤣🤣🤣

[@JaePeezy]

Monsanto is taking over the market with single generation marshmallow seeds. Pretty soon, they will run the entire marshmallow market and put small-time mallow-farmers, like these gentleman, out of business. If I were these farmers, I would switch to spaghetti farming, just like someone mentioned elsewhere in this comments section.

[@CPB1]

I agree...but let me tell you getting help on a spaghetti farm is tough...now Spaghettios orchards..you can get help all day long.

[@Sashazur]

Not to mention the GMO marshmallows you can’t avoid now. And I heard they are trying to hybridize marshmallow trees with Graham cracker bushes to grow franken-s’mores.

[@kenzaske2278]

I remember when this first aired, most of us laughed our head off. But in California and New York there were actually grass root organizations that tried to rally people to help these farmers. Again, most of us laughed even harder.

[@TroyOi]

Yes, in fact, this is the video that prompted Willie Nelson and his friends to launch Farm Aid.

[@patlowney2834]

Ken Zaske yeah California is the land were stupid as the normal. You trying to talk common sense to people here they tell you you don't know what you're talkin about. Beam me up Scotty there's no intelligent life here.

[@jimbutler1189]

Pat Lowney except for having the 7th largest economy in the world, producing 50% of all fresh produce for the nation, a huge chunk of the internet, and probably having designed the device you are now holding in your hands.... as well as us dummies trying to figure out what to do with our $6 Billion surplus from last year..... Does your state have a $6 Billion surplus from last year?

[@patlowney2834]

Jim Butler every has a cell phone nowadays.

[@SlimbTheSlime]

Jim Butler more than 60% of Californian high school students are not college ready by the time they graduate. We’re dumb as bricks.

[@bikingkrazy8]

The money trees in the U.S have also taken a huge hit. But have been getting slightly better since 2008. Some blame the congressional boll weevil, others say its because its just easier to import money from Chinese trees.

[@melodyfindley6845]

Brian Gasser this is fack

[@robertv.3796]

Holly shit

[@ochzer]

Yeah, my parent always talked about not having one of those for some odd reason..

[@omnipotentdwarf571]

A fungus makes the money smaller so people aren't sure it's real and refuse to take it, without a certification letter. Some foreign species only grow foreign money, and it's difficult to exchange it for American money, the exchange rate fluctuates wildly.

[@robertsroberts1688]

Omnipotent Dwarf invasive federalia Reservus trees are sucking the life out of the taproots of the native moneyus americana trees that happen to grow in holes in the ground and on the insides of matresses and lock boxes we need to start eradicating or cutting back the species to its native range because they are taking advantage of also growing in the same areas

[@williammcdonough6342]

We grew mallows in the marshes when I was a kid. It was a different variety though. You can't grow trees in a true marshmallow marsh, the roots will just rot because the soil never drains. The grand-daddy of the tree-mallow (which is what these guys are *actually* growing) is the wild marshmallow reed. It's native to the more tropical zones of the south eastern states, and the mallows grow on the reeds just like balls on a skewer. Uncle Zeppie used to row his boat up the stream...gently, of course...and harvest them in the mid-summer months. That's why roasting marshmallows over a camp fire became a thing. You didn't even have to take them off the reed, just hold the whole thing over the fire. Uncle Zeppie learned real quick though, that gators like the marshmallows too. But that's a story for another comment section...

[@BerchCerp]

The production value in this video and acting quality is so believable, did a news crew actually follow up on this? That would be amazing.

[@gilramsey3518]

This actually aired on channel 9 in Charlotte. I remember seeing it baack in the day. If I recall correctly it was an April fools prank.

[@cooldude333]

I remember this! My family was into our candy corn fields and this news report came on one night. My dad started laughing bout how he was gonna “take those SOBs to the bank!”. We actually did very well that year. Let’s just say I was a really good boy that Christmas...

[@56cadd]

My grandfather grew marshmallows big as softballs on his farm in South Carolina.

[@hgpo27]

Ed Wilson bitter

[@Blueknight330]

Joe I use gmo marshmellows. They have a thic shell so the rain won’t make them bitter. You can water them more and use pesticides to keep the junebugs and beetles out.

[@CPB1]

@@Blueknight330 are they still using pesticides? Even after the GMO pesticide panel of '92 put that scathing report out???

[@dawnsstar5918]

I remember visiting Italy. Our family had a field of cod trees. In Spring, the first bunches of fish eggs would grow in clusters. We would sell that , of course, at a high price, but that wouldn't feed our family. So we waited. As soon as those shells broke open, you could see tiny bunches of glistening silver wriggling fish in the sunshine. And the smell of bacala would fill the town. It was a sight to behold and a smell you'll never forget! We watered them, frequently throughout the Summer and less frequently in Autumn when they would stop wriggling, shrivel up. We"d pick the finest and sell them to the markets, but our family would have thee best ones.

[@smartereveryday]

This is amazing.

[@wenkoy]

Nice to see you here!

[@erikbudrow1255]

I think you should do a follow up segment on this situation ;)

[@knutcasegaming]

Your channel is great

[@rhubarbpie2027]

Hello!

[@cloudluminate]

This pisses me off. Govt. has all kinds of subsidies for Corn but I have never heard anything about Marshmallows. Government needs to do more or something to help these farmers. Obama has money for Obamacare but nothin for Marsh-Care.

[@AndrewFurmanczyk86]

Thanks Obama!

[@jillalexandra9269]

BigKittyVideos you're not actually serious right cuz marshmallows are made out of sugar gelatin corn syrup and water

[@CoolGirl-uz2ty]

This is a joke video

[@davidjorgensen877]

It's funny when people who can't recognize a joke comment when they read one feel the need to point out that it's a joke video - lol!

[@whatisthishandlegarbage]

lol so many layers of stupidity.

[@Novaximus]

I fucking knew it. I got laughed at school too for saying they grew on trees.

[@blueturtle8113]

Novaximus heck ya man tell everyone one you know this especially employer's

[@Nilla187og]

Marshmellows grow on trees ? What?

[@Novaximus]

Well they certainly aren't laid by chickens

[@itsdonaldo]

I thought they grew in peaceful swamps. Marsh mellows

[@reggie8370]

They grow on trees. make sure all the ignorant People know!!

[@sotoexisa1129]

Regardless of the poor audio/visual quality, this is the kind of content that I come to KZbin for.

[@doddsino]

Dude, that audio quality is nostalgic. I grew up with news casts like this, so it does a fantastic job of retaining a level of authenticity to what they're "reporting".

[@sotoexisa1129]

@@doddsino yeah for sure

[@madscientistshusta]

This was a real issue a few years back! Im so glad the crops are back in full swing we didnt know what we had until we lost it!

[@abc123babyunme8]

I can honestly say, I did not know marshmallows grow in bushes. wow! one learns something new every day.

[@millenium2003]

Me too

[@mrhalo107]

this is a fake video dumbass

[@abc123babyunme8]

FOR REALS?!!!

[@abc123babyunme8]

I really hope you know I was being sarcastic, because if you didn't I just have to say wow!

[@binexec]

***** Wow we have an Einstine in here!

[@mmysama]

Maybe marshmallow trees just don't do very well in the region anymore. It could be due to climate change. If I had a farm out there, I'd switch to growing spaghetti. It does not take as long for the trees to mature and start making money, plus they are really hardy, it takes a lot to ruin a spaghetti crop.

[@murphy13295]

I remember that film short from the old Tonight Show . So long ago I forget if it was Parr or Carson hosting .

[@IniresMirrors]

It's a gamble you have to take as a farmer. A good mallow crop will make you a lot more than a spaghetti crop, but it's a much more delicate plant. Neither, however, are as consistently reliable as gumdrops. Sure, you'll be paying off your acreage a lot longer, but taxes being what they are these days, you'll be giving your profits to Uncle Sam if you're not putting them back into your farm, anyway.

[@cmAwesome207]

@@IniresMirrors 🤣🤣🤣

[@randomchance7796]

It grows in Switzerland and Italy quite well

[@gjone1]

"...and they're bitter! They're not gonna sell..." had me ROTFL

[@themischeifguide]

That guy sold it so well, it seemed like something a farmer would say.

[@ny3166]

For the record, I think this is my favorite video on the internet.

[@maha77]

my daddy lost his marshmallow farm back in '87 after 3 years of heavy rains.

[@cmAwesome207]

🤣🤣🤣

[@judithcopeland6821]

I'm really sorry this happened to them...just glad the marshmallow crops here in Texas are doing just fine....and our marshmallows are 10 times bigger than those....like they say, 'Everything's bigger in Texas' ;)

[@RudolfWolph]

Texas marshmallows have always tasted horrible.

[@judithcopeland6821]

+VolkOseba How would you know?......and don't even lie, you know you've never had any Texas marshmallows.... If you had, you wouldn't be saying that....

[@RudolfWolph]

+Judith Copeland Texans are always so sure of themselves... they make their tea too sweet, and their marshmallows too. Texas marshmallow lovers can't appreciate the subtleties of the Northern marshmallow flavor signature.

[@cmAwesome207]

@@RudolfWolph 🤣🤣🤣

[@hahaohno329]

Ooh this is so cool! My neighbor used to do this, and she even managed to grow an entire orchard of pink ones. My dad on the other hand used to grow graham crackers, which traded with our neighbor. Fun times :)

[@jesusalonso8837]

I don't know what you guys are smoking in North Carolina farms but you are having the most fun farming in the entire USA. I wish you better luck next year. Thank you for making my day, that was a good one.

[@aircanuck]

My parents always told me that storks brought marshmallows; I've lived a lie my entire life.

[@sondracee8989]

aircanuck well we have a human baby tree in our yard we can go pick the new babies once a month off of our trees!

[@slathem1]

What a shame this handsome young farmer lost his crop. I hope he found other ways to earn his living by now.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

hahahhaha the last shot of him just looking into the distance 😂😂😂🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dirtyfingernails532]

I remember this happening. Lucky Charms didn't have marshmallows in the box. Tough times.

[@dataexpunged2397]

God I love this comments section...

[@MrUrech]

[DATA EXPUNGED] me too. Drinking beer and trolling fools that don't know bout trolling

[@ladykba]

Hahaha the crop's gone bitter! The farmers face at the end lmfao! Proud to call this state my home, I can almost breathe the cool fall air :)

[@diggumsmack2]

Only mini hot cocoa marsh mellows for my crop this year, sigh

[@jimbutler1189]

The report does not mention that North Carolina may be too far south for these plants. They were originally imported from Northern Europe and mallow trees (especially the ones that bear larger fruits) have a dormant phase in the winter that does well with a deeper freeze.

[@shinobi1kenobi75]

How many marshmallow plants are you legally allowed to have? Just asking. No reason.

[@aarontheperson6867]

Well actually it depends in what state you are in. In Alabama, you can own up to 45 trees, in California you can own as much as you want but you have to have them at least 1 ft. apart due to fire safety.

[@grosbeak2007]

Depends on whether you grow them for medical or recreational use. Remember to lobby your congressman for an increase in the medical marshmallow allotment. The sufferers of Unrequited Sweet Tooth (UST) will thank you.

[@robinf8397]

You need peaceful marshes, to grow them, someone says...

[@rachelgonzalez8051]

Robin F I see what you did there. Lol!

[@lefthandyogi]

Robin F Pretty smart...

[@jshepard152]

I grew up on a marshmallow farm. Those were hard times, but I still miss those days.

[@cmAwesome207]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Woodman-Spare-that-tree]

😂 I just bet they were hard times. The annual crop must have been negligible.

[@jshepard152]

@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree We didn't always have the best of everything, but we always had love. And s'mores.

[@Jimbofx911]

I worked on the marshmallow bowl weevil eradication program in NC. May just need to pick them a little early, before the NC monsoon season and let em ripen in a shed.

[@rreidnauer]

Damn chemtrails! :-D And if the earth wasn't so flat, the rain would run off better! X•D

[@TheStacylee12]

I was just a kid, but I remember when the Marshmallow Crops Crashed in the 80's ... Tough times....

[@betoen]

Don't lie. You gave a damn. The only thing you cared about was your parents giving you candy, didn't matter the price.

[@xer0piggy]

Monsanto's new hybrid GMO marshmallow tree fruit are completely resistant to the yellow slime, and an overabundance of rain does not stunt the marshmallow growth. Being that the ripe GMO marshmallow fruit is completely made up of a complex combination of Round-up (TM) and pesticides, invasive weeds and destructive Marshweevil Larvae infestations are significantly reduced at all stages of marshmallow fruit growth! In addition, custom color-gene blending options in close proximal tree farming methods allows for non cross-pollinating with your neighbor's standard white fruit crops. This allows for a true rainbow of marshmallow fruit colors used for later inclusion into popular children's breakfast cereals without requiring any additional harmful coloring chemicals, while your neighbor's farms continue to provide generic white marshmallow crops for overseas export.

[@cmAwesome207]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@anthonylemkendorf3114]

This is partially true . Marsh Mallow ( Lavatera ) is grown best in desert marshes of the Middle East and Mediterranean.It was used to grow a food grade cellulose that when sweetened and flavored was used to produce “Marshmallows “ .Now we use corn syrup and other gelatinous additives.

[@charityfannon7638]

This is so awesome, thanx for a good laugh, whoever made this video has an amazing sense of humor. I love it

[@trishrobinson5828]

pray for this farmer and his crop. farmers have so much anxiety every single year. america needs it's marshmallows. blessings and a mug of cocoa for all. ; D

[@bcsales]

You're joking, right.

[@trishrobinson5828]

@@bcsales Yes I was. Blessings to you 10 years after.

[@llieske]

Fun fact: Marshmallows used to be made by a plant called the "Marsh Mallow"

[@musicalether2958]

+goltoof Initially found only growing in marsh lands, the trees were adapted over centuries to more normal farmlands.

[@lindalee7322]

Yes, that's true. I miss the natural flavor. Have you tried Marshmallow herbal tea? :o)

[@Mickey-wh4di]

With those risky conditions, I would recommend greenhouses. In my experience in a temperature regulated environment, the marshmallows thrive and can produce up to two times a month! Although they use a bit of flavor with this method and energy bills are insane, modern technology has been a blessing to the marshmallow industry. If it was only easier to require a license for growing them

[@bradbutler4213]

My wife is a teacher, and she loves showing this video to her 3rd grade class for April Fools Day. She shows the video with questions and everything. Last question is would you believe this is April Fools Day. Some of her kids laugh and some get mad. Lol. She loves it!

[@uncleball78]

I remember when this happened. It was back in the 90's. Marshmallows where going for $2.50 a pound, and in some places I heard it was as high as $3.75 a pound! Clinton had to strike a deal with Ukraine to import marshmallows. This was right after the cold war. That deal we signed is why we are in a fix with Russia and Ukraine now.

[@YoungLordz666]

Putin wants all the marshmallows to himself

[@BaseK59]

@@YoungLordz666 and he is now taking them. We knew it was all about the mallows.

[@coffeenut00]

Man, I bet the price if marshmallows is going to skyrocket now. I should stock up and freeze some to prepare for the inevitable shortage. God bless and help the marshmallow farmers.

[@trashtravelsacrossamericas8199]

Thank you for posting. The farmer in the video is my uncle. We have loved seeing this video and story resurface!

[@BenOberholzer]

That's so awesome! Thanks for saying something!

[@SmithMrCorona]

I've never cried over marshmallows, AND I REFUSE TO START NOW. ok, maybe just a tear

[@Pro1er]

I hear tell he sold the farm, moved to Montana and now he's a dental floss tycoon.

[@volkerallert5364]

the farm is now being prepared for an other attempt of "woodstock"

[@randyklimstra5817]

Thank you FZ

[@kathyboly19]

I think near Ethyl/Ethel Mountain if I remember correctly?

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

My theory: a local news channel's April Fool's joke in the early 80's.

[@NB-ky5ol]

Tom Nally I was wondering where and how this aired. It’s hilarious.

[@NOLAMarathon2010]

Hayden Holman, what would you speculate is the time period in which this April Fool's joke first aired?

[@Flipclockfans]

But April is too early to harvest marshmallows. Ah ha. Maybe that's the problem.

[@feefee6889]

Naw man this is just showing the real struggles of being a marshmallow farmer. It’s seriously a sacrifice, me being a chocolate cake producer, if the weather isn’t right the whole crop is effected. Poor guy, hope he came out from that failed crop alright

[@lefthandyogi]

Tom Nally What fee_fee said. It might be a joke to you, but to the hard-working american farmers whose crops have been decimated by rain and direct sun, it's ain't no joke. Why would you want to troll a compelling story like these poor marshmallow growers? 😼

[@TorySlusher]

...and this entire time I was under the impression that marshmallows were created via some industrialized process... ....the more you know 🌠🌌

[@jameshartzog1256]

It may be a gamble but back in 1968 my grand father told me how to care for these marshmallow plants and with the right luck you get profits in the millions.

[@Darmesis]

Looked like the farmer was really tore-up there at the end. Hope he's doing better. Ask for genuine North Carolina marshmallows, people!

[@FireweedFarm]

Ok, published 4/27, but surely it was made 4/1. This will make a great addition to my City Slickers playlist, for educating urban people about farming.

[@jasonfrye8790]

I remember growing up my cousin had 2 marshmallow trees in his yard. People don’t realize how difficult it is to actually produce a full sustaining crop. One of the trees never produced, and the other literally produced maybe 2 mellows a year. When they were ready to pick, our whole family would get together and have a backyard cookout and divvy up pieces to everyone! Trust me, there is NOTHING like a fresh picked homegrown mellow!

[@jinquinn777]

Are they boneless?

[@jinquinn777]

Joe sooooooo they aren't boneless? I was talking about the marshmallows them selves not the trees

[@bugone2724]

Lol I actually laughed

[@jinquinn777]

bug one 😂I’m glad

[@CPB1]

Guys they are grown just like the boneless chickens. Not as messy mind you, but the same basic premise.

[@joshbutts3143]

they're de-boned in processing

[@cultofdis]

I thought marshmallows grew in a marsh like a fungus.

[@timothycormier3494]

D I S no those are marsh mellows slightly different than its botanical cousin the marsh mallows. They grow on trees

[@tilleylepew5944]

Since the cinnamon blight of the 80's nearly whipped out my dental floss bushes, I've been struggling to regain my farm. Mark my words! This country should be prepping for a plague of gingivitis that the world has never seen. We'll be tripping in the streets from all the teeth that will be falling out! The Tooth fairy has even considered filing for food stamps.

[@MultiRawrWaffles]

+Tilley LePew OMG... Vermin Supreme was right..

[@Shaggy-lu6dz]

Vermin 2020. We need manditory toothbrushing laws.

[@young-stove]

Tilley LePew ironically on a serious note, cinnamon can be used to prevent fungus and mold on plants and in soil. Just sprinkle it on the top of your soil and it works wonders. Also promote new root growth when rooting cuttings and what not. I’m sorry about your floss crop, RIP

[@greggriggs3913]

Love the extent they went through to put so many marshmallows on all those trees. It kind of looked plausible. Funny stuff.

[@Ivy_olive_cats]

My teacher got my whole class with this for April fools day.

[@FreezyPenguin]

Damn you global warming for destroying this mans marchmallow farm!

[@patlowney2834]

FreezyPenguin no damn Al Gore for perpetrating The hoax of global warming on the American people. Can you believe he got the Nobel Peace Prize for that. How far will stupid go.

[@Yazelflechv4]

Pat Lowney after seeing yours and Ice creams post, I'd say stupid is still goin pretty dang far.....

[@bustaphatty]

We need to stop rain

[@planetwalker]

bustaphatty move to California, problem solved ha ha

[@jamessteven711]

My heart goes out to the marshmallow farmers, I hope things get better for them

[@AlexanderosD]

What upstanding marshmallowers. I'm inspired to start up my own doughnut ranch

[@rewris]

When was this filmed? Didn't they start planting the hybrid marshmallow trees in the early 90's that didn't have this problem? I'm either confused or this video is older than dirt.

[@CyberSERT]

rewris Yes, this was the eighties, before GMO varietals took over. Unless you buy organic at your local farmers' market or certain Wholefoods locations, you're getting GMO frankenmallows that taste like vanilla cornstarch and have been reported to cause eczema, memory loss, female pattern baldness, and memory loss.

[@88tcoupe]

CyberSERT Awesome post! You literally made me lol!

[@Xixu.co.6]

CyberSERT I hear they cause memory loss and also memory loss. Recent studies show these new marshmallows can even be linked to memory loss

[@carolecook1116]

✋wait...😒what?

[@everevelyn1094]

V.Vega. Very true, my great, great, great grandfather on my neighbor’s side used to be a slave and had to pick these for years, causing him very bad memory loss. Apparently just handling them was enough to cause brain damage.

[@justletmesigninokthx]

Luckily they had made Ghostbusters before this terrible event.

[@zombywoof5050]

justletmesigninokthx I laughed way harder than I needed to. Thank you

[@patglenn7762]

Reminds me of when BBC covered the Italian Spaghetti Harvest. I've gotta remember to post this on FaceBook next April Fools. ;)

[@nishant3631]

D I D Y O U?

[@devinspruill]

Where has this been all my adult life?!?!

[@axkldhg3]

lmao at people who think this is fake

[@boujeebiitch1844]

+axkldhg3 its actually fake

[@slimekids9107]

They don’t grow on trees

[@black-op345gaming5]

Marshmallows don’t grow on trees

[@aarontheperson6867]

lmaoooo yall are stupid as hell yes they do, i grew up a marshmallow farm

[@bordeterre5234]

Yes they grow on tree, or at least they used to... thanks to climate change, what they sell us as "marchmallow" are not natural ones, they're just artificial sweets made of sugar gelatin corn syrup and water. Natural ones are now extinct :(

[@tanyahartley7782]

🤣😆🤣😂wow somebody did such a good job on this video!🤣

[@wolfpat]

If I remember right, it was a report on April 1st by WSOC out of Charlotte.

[@TtEL]

My right ear really enjoyed this

[@NeverAgain.BeNiceToPeople.]

Hahaaa! It really is cool that the marsh mallow is a real plant and lives in marshes, they make a tea with it. I think they originally made marshmallow candy out of it by sugar coating them. Look it up it's a plant not many people know about. But I love the joke that marshmallows are a thing that grows on trees haha

[@charlesburdine8844]

Pretty sure they collected the sap and used that to make them.

[@cattycorner8]

you are a party pooper

[@smicksmookety]

The fed needs to get out of the way of marshmallow farming, I've been saying it for years.

[@anthonymatrisciano924]

I didnt even know those existed! They arent in my area, i live on cigar farm, the cigars are in dry conditions so they can burn easily tho

[@robertsroberts1688]

Zebra Popcorn need to start growing stogies and bongs thats where the business is at

[@subsbeforetheworldends]

go search the news its a prank they put it on there

[@orangehillcomics7830]

I remember when the marshmallow tree blight hit a few years ago. Some type of foreign beetle that attacked and killed the trees.

[@CPB1]

I remember that. Tough times. I remember you had to give away skewers and the the Cocoa Tax....well I hope I never live through that again. Kids today just dont realize how good they have it.

[@mikebockey4125]

driver side door on that ford squeaks just the same way my old fords always did too. *also loved how the reporter sneaks in the bird at the end HA!

[@royniles]

Apparently there was not enough sugar in the fertilizer. Ben Yokum is Li'l Abner's grandson by the way.

[@elgintv]

And some folk say his family was responsible for the great epidemic that wiped out schmoos back in 1951! America was all set to provide the world with these wonderful creatures , when Ben's grandfather imported a peculiar chinese hor too cultural.... well, you know the rest! Yokums! Definetly not American patriots!

[@murphy13295]

By the way did you know that Frank Frazetta inked may of the "Li'l Abner strips for Al Capp .

[@Winterbasse]

If you would drill a hole in a basket the tree could grow through it and the marshmallows would drop in the basket instead of on the ground. These farmers have no idea how to farm these trees. My grandfather used to be a marshmallow farmer, plowing the land and pulling his haul with an ox cart when he was living in Russia. Trust me, I'm a marshmallow farmer myself and my grandpa taught me all about growing the perfect marshmallows

[@JonnieQuestsStars]

This is just as honest as most mainstream news channels!

[@johntrimpe]

One of the best videos in the history of the internet

[@babbyblair7669]

I don't know how they kept a straight face while they was doing this commercial. lol

[@iVironment]

Damn! And here I thought marshmallows were a type of potato...

[@cmAwesome207]

Too much🤣🤣🤣

[@unhappymarshmellow731]

...

[@tatortots7317]

Unhappy Marshmellow Oof

[@annawing770]

Username checks out... wait, wrong website.

[@jasoncarswell7458]

It'll be okay. Hang in there.

[@sierrarosetta293]

I bet the twinkie and donut farms are in tough times too.