the farmers and their market are at rest.
doing important work every day
returning here each week to sell their bounty
sleep comes at a price.
—
‘if the farmer is poor, so is the whole country.’
-polish proverb
Dec17
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
A reminder who we should always support.
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it is – they are so important
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May your winter bounties remain fulfilling, Beth.
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Thanks, mark and yours too –
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Such a good point. Happy Holidays and hope all is well with you and yours.
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Thanks, brenda and to you-
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So true and they are poor having to buy seeds from the government.
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Yes –
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In the culinary world there has been a huge reinvestment in small farms – “farm to table” cooking that sources from local organic farms – so you know where your salad was grown!
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Yes, I’m happy to see the trend
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Like we agreed with teachers, the world is upside down.
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Much of it, is –
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Wise.
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❤️
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I love farmers markets and those lights are the best!
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Yes to both, rob )
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I’ve seen first hand how difficult a farmer’s life is; thanks for the tribute…
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It’s a challenge for so many of them-
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Nice, and I really like that proverb.
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thank you
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I love this reminder. We live in/near farming communities so people tend to remember here. It’s nice.
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That’s really good
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