Blog tagged as farm culture

"A good farmer is a craftsperson of the highest order, a kind of artist. It is the good work of good farmers - nothing else - that assures a sufficiency of food over the long term."-Wendel Berry, Farmer & Author. Gift of Good Land
26.09.14 12:00 PM - Comment(s)
"Farming keeps man honest, vigorous, and independent"-James S. Ackerman, Architect. Vila:Form & Ideology of Country Houses
15.08.14 12:00 PM - Comment(s)
" Soil fertility must be the basis of any permanent system of agriculture"- Sir Albert Howard, Farmer & Author. Agricultural Testament
01.08.14 12:00 PM - Comment(s)
The “whole foods” shopper feels that by buying organic he is “engaging in authentic experiences” and imaginatively enacting a “return to the utopian past with the positive aspects of modernity intact”.-Michael Pollan, Author. Excerpts from Omnivores Delemma
25.07.14 02:45 PM - Comment(s)
"...as for farmers themselves, they have long ago lost control of their destiny. They are no longer ‘independent farmers,’ subscribing to that ancient and perhaps indispensable ideal, but are the agents of their creditors and the market. They are ‘units of production’ who, or whi...
18.07.14 02:45 PM - Comment(s)

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