You got me, I'm charmed! Will you let us know what he names the chickens?
Cheers,
Emily
>From: "Dan Hook" <guldann@ix.netcom.com>
>Reply-To: "Dan Hook" <guldann@ix.netcom.com>
>To: <sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu>, "John Lozier" <jlists@wvu.edu>
>Subject: Re: charming and farming; was RE: Avery v. Salatin is online
>Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 11:37:02 -0400
>
>
>John, Well I must agree with you again. We run a CSA on my husband's
>"homestead". The farm his father bought in '49. Previously it was a dairy
>farm, and has been a farm for 200+ years. It is 85 acres now I suppose in
>early 1700s it was most of the street and was sold off through the 1800s.
>I
>know part of the appeal of our CSA is the farm. Yes the "charming farm"
>not the real farm. Yes they get a glimpse of real farming, but they don't
>do the work so not really. But thats ok, we knew that. That is why our
>CSA
>is pick-up only we are providing food for stomach and eyes. I'd have to
>say
>just about everyone when they pickup says or looks at something other than
>their veggies. Oh what a nice breeze you have up here (we are on a hill
>with few houses to block the breeze), oh its so pretty, may I pat the
>horses. The kids like the chickens and feed them grass. One kid's mother
>told me her son is in love with us (he is only about 4), builds farms at
>home from toys. Say he likes the farm cause we so nice (Thanks), I told
>him
>two weeks ago he could name the 5 chickens, well his mother told me he has
>talked of nothing else and is giving it deep thought. I can't wait to see
>what names a 4 year old comes up with. I just found out one of my members
>has worked in environmental law, conservation stuff etc. And he said if
>ever I had a question about conservation etc he send me in the right
>direction. He brought it up, I believe because he knows this place is
>valuable for just being a farm. We are a bit of an oasis in an increasing
>Suburban area. Which of course is the double edge sword of CSA. Customers
>who do not have enough land (ok they could ditch the lawn), time or
>knowledge to garden, but have the finances to "chance" an odd marketing
>method. But there is not much farmy support around. Agways (farm store of
>past) are now pretty much garden centers with a token farm thing on shelf.
>No one can give any advice. So yes I agree, its one of the things I keep
>saying to the guys, "if we get people to love our farm they will help us
>protect it" I mean that in that if they are our customer that helps us
>stay
>sustainable. And in the future if we need "muscle" to help us remain open
>space we will have some spokes people. Thanks Beth
> >>Still the question to me remains: how do we as members of the
>sustainable
>ag
> >>community educate the public at large in a way that is complete yet
>concise?
> >
> >Be a charmer. Despite all, people are still charmed when they encounter
> >the farm and community life of old. This is a huge asset. Media can
> >manipulate the image but they can't deliver the reality of personally
> >meaningful old-time down-home farm and community life. They own the
>media,
> >but we own our lives.
> >
> >Live your life. As a farmer, as a charmer. Be (t)here now. Drink deep
> >and often at the source: visit the farms. Deliver to the people by
>direct
> >marketing, csa's, farm markets, b&b's. Keep on keepin' on.
> >
> >I'd like to visit Dennis's farm, if he has one. I've visited Joel's
>farm.
> >It is charming. Does that sound patronizing? WRONG!!
> >
> >John Lozier
> >harper for (c)harmony
> >
> >
> >
> >
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