today we met the farmers
they got down low
and
told us everything
they showed us how to plant our own food
so that we could eat it later
they answered all of our questions
and told us
how the food would taste better
because we know the farmers now.
—
“know you food, know your farmers, and know your kitchen.”
-joel salatin
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Wonderful food for thought that grows with you:)
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🥗🥒🌽
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I read on another site that you attended a dawn service for ANZAC Day – you show your respect proudly and it makes me glad to have a friend such as yourself.
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fishing is too…👍
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Very earthy people, Beth. Good thing!
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that they are, mark )
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They genuinely are the salt of the earth and we need more such people
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They truly are –
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My friend and I were on the road for work today and saw a farmer farming and she said it made her feel so good to see actual working farms. We’re lucky, we are surrounded by them.
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yes, i so agree. there is something about it –
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I love this in the spring! 🌱 A fantastic idea for farm theme. . . I wanna go back and move ours (preschool theme) from the fall season. 🌾 Start at the beginning and not harvest time.
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Yes $
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Farmer Rock!
Kids need to understand that food doesn’t grow in places with Golden Arches. Thanks for spreading the word!
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yes, what a good life lesson )
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Is this something that takes place in your teacher’s class or the whole school??? What a great experience for the kids.
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in my room, lucie. i love the farmers and the market and this year with the 3s being too young to go there, we invited them in, and it was wonderful!
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So love this….
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thanks, dk.
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Our schools all need this CLASS. So many life lessons come into ‘play’ here.
Like, patience for early rain to sprout the seedlings& later rain to help it mature to
even 100 x what began as one seed! We
plant but God gives the increase! To plow is to pray…
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🥒🌲
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Asked a dear friend, a working artist who grew up on a midwest dairy farm, which was more risky in his opinion. Instantly, he replied that farmers are the true gamblers: on the weather, insects & so much more for a crop to pay off financially. For perspective, he is a potter who attends art shows all summer & fall (Dec to March you have to plan for no income those months). One has to submit entry funds for a show in advance, and weather can be a heat wave, rain, or more. Good weather days are a blessing, but cannot be counted on in either profession.
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this is so true. how lucky that you know someone who has firsthand experience with both ‘risky’ businesses.
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