Participate In Food Production
April 03, 2010 12:04 AM Filed in: ISSUES
On these beautiful sunny days, many of us find our thoughts turn to gardening. Which leads me, again, to Wendell Berry:
"Participate in food production to the extent that you can. If you have a yard or even just a porch box or a pot in a sunny window, grow something to eat in it... only by growing some food for yourself can you become acquainted with the beautiful energy cycle that revolves from soil to seed to flower to fruit to offal to decay, and around again."
Wherever you live, you can grow something, even if it's one tomato plant. Not only will you have the satisfaction of eating a just-picked sun-warmed tomato, it may give you pause to consider the efforts of farmers everywhere. -KP
"Participate in food production to the extent that you can. If you have a yard or even just a porch box or a pot in a sunny window, grow something to eat in it... only by growing some food for yourself can you become acquainted with the beautiful energy cycle that revolves from soil to seed to flower to fruit to offal to decay, and around again."
Wherever you live, you can grow something, even if it's one tomato plant. Not only will you have the satisfaction of eating a just-picked sun-warmed tomato, it may give you pause to consider the efforts of farmers everywhere. -KP
