"What we eat is important. How it is grown is even more important. People care about things when they feel connected and a part of them, including investments in each other, health and the ecosystems in which they thrive."
Excerpts from Growers & Co, Issue 2 - A Promise of Renewal. JM Fortier
As a grower it's these connections that make our lives worth living and verify our commitment to our craft. I'm thankful for the lives we touch and the families we feed; It's these people who push us back to the land and inspire us to thrive and keep on growing.
As I lament the end of another growing season, I'm filled with despair as mother nature strips away the last days of growth and abundance. I'm left wondering how we stay connected to the people who have come to depend on the food we grow. We need more solutions if we are going to be self-reliant, self-sufficient and resilient. "Reaching a critical mass is the only way that we can effectively dismantle the industrial agriculture food system." (Grower & Co, Issue 02)
We must find more ways to adapt, stay connected, to keep on growing and thriving despite the cold hard realities of mother nature, our economy and our culture.
I'm grateful for the gifts that this season has brought and energized to preserve it's bounty. This season may be over, but a new one is just beginning. Find a way to adapt and stay connected. Continue to invest in the things you care about, stay healthy and thrive - we are capable. We must move with the seasons, preserve the connections and investments we've made and leverage them to embrace the change, regenerate and move gracefully forward.
The future of food is in our hands. We must find a way to keep them in the soil, stay connected, stay invested, stay healthy and thrive.
- Thoughts from the small scale farm revolution Growers & Co.
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