Snippets From My Book
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"Do we want to have a sustainable agriculture system or do we want to do better and create a restorative agriculture system where we operate by principle? These principles would mean that we would create ecological capital. When we farm the land, our soils are getting better and the carbon is sequestered out of the atmosphere; the biodiversity within the soil structure is increasing and the resilience of the landscape is increasing. I would vote for the latter."
~ Greg David, Jefferson Wisconsin
“There is a disconnect between the food sitting on their plate and where that food actually comes from. But I think that even more importantly there is a more primal understanding of the fact that this food grew from the earth. And if folks have the opportunity to get on a farm and connect with the fact that nature produces this food with the help of people then we will see a connection and an awe that we can all access and learn to appreciate. That is when we start viewing the food on our plate differently.
Part of the solution is in fact to get to know the growers. But to dig a potato and to pull carrots from the earth is moving for people. Of the 130 families that come to my farm to get produce every week, most of them come to the farm to pick up their produce and that is where you see the big change happen.” And with great honesty she sternly said “For me it’s not just about you purchasing from me. Get on my farm, pick a tomato. That makes the difference.”
- Conversation With A Vermont CSA Farmer
He was also “sporting” the famous Amish haircut. If you are not aware of this particular fashion it is pretty simple. Go into your kitchen and find a medium sized cereal bowl. Now go into your closet and find your hair clippers. Place the bowl on top of your head as if you were going to wear it for a helmet. Now turn the clippers on and shave all of the hair that is exposed and not protected by the bowl. And there you have it. Easy Peesy Japaneese. The famous Amish Hair do.
-My Thoughts on the Amish Haircut
"We used to have a program where elementary students would come and visit our farm and one time, a teacher had come into our barn and commented on how bad it smelled in front of her students. I thought, “How can you teach a kid anything about agriculture when the teachers themselves are standing there carrying on and holding their noses?”
- Maine Dairy Farmer
"The only way to get our food system on the right track is to get back to a place where one in three Americans are growing food and not one in a thousand. Until then, industrial agriculture will dictate the system."
- Maine Dairy and Vegetable Farmer
"Sure... you can be envious of those who work a good factory job Monday through Friday – vacations, 401k and all. But that is just not a way of life for us. A family farm never stops working."
- Farmers Wife in Maine
"New Hampshire. I really liked you. The White Mountains are a beautiful wedge nestled between Maine and Vermont. And I will truthfully miss you. But Vermont and I have a covert handshake that only she and I can execute in harmony. Some situations are just meant to be. The show must go on."
- My Thoughts
"The man leaned over to me, and with his breath reeking of hard liquor he said in a quiet voice, “You are right kid. I can tell you right now that I never litter. And as a matter of fact, the only time I ever litter is when I have been drinking and driving and I’ve got a few bottles or cans in the truck. I don’t want the evidence in the car if I get pulled over. But I always place them neatly alongside the road. It’s not like I chuck 'em out of the window or anything stupid like that."
-New Hampshire Man