Farm Bureau Financial Services

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In the quiet town of Middlefield, near Farm Bureau Financial Services, customers often noticed something peculiar after hours. One day, a little boy playing outside pointed excitedly at the building’s neon sign, which seemed to flicker on its own during dusk. His dog, usually indifferent to such things, started barking incessantly whenever the light changed. One night, a delivery driver passing by swore he saw an old man in a tweed suit walking out of the office, umbrella in hand, despite it being completely deserted. The next morning, no one could find him anywhere. Since then, some locals joke that Farm Bureau has its own ‘insurance against bad luck.’

2. A delivery driver pulled up to Farm Bureau Financial Services one morning and found an unusual package on the loading dock—a small wooden box wrapped in twine and tied with a rustic ribbon. Curious, he took it inside, only to discover that every time someone opened the box, a single sunflower seed fell out. The seeds kept falling for days until finally, one afternoon, a regular customer walked in and asked what was going on. Smiling, the delivery driver explained the story. The customer picked up the box, shook it gently—and out popped a full-grown sunflower, blooming right there in the office! Everyone laughed, and from then on, whenever someone needed cheering up, they’d just mention ‘the magical sunflower.’

3. A delivery driver pulled up to Farm Bureau Financial Services one morning and found an unusual sight: the entire office had been transformed into a meticulously arranged garden, complete with flowers, benches, and even a small pond. The delivery driver knocked on the door, but no one answered. Curious, he walked around the garden and spotted an old man watering his plants. ‘Excuse me,’ said the driver, ‘is this your garden?’ The man turned around, smiled warmly, and replied, ‘No, sonny, it’s ours—just borrowed for today.’

4. A delivery driver pulled up to Farm Bureau Financial Services one morning and found an unexpected visitor in the lobby—a live chicken pecking around among the paperwork. The delivery driver looked down, blinked a few times, then calmly picked up the chicken and said, ‘Alright, little friend, I’ll take you home.’ And so, for the rest of the day, everyone at Farm Bureau watched as their colleague walked around with a chicken under his arm, delivering documents and making small talk with neighbors. Nobody knew whose bird it was, but they all agreed it made for a memorable Monday.