"As we seek to create a workable farm bill and a workable life, we cannot forget that the uncertainty of our neighbors will affect our own well-being. If we are going to be truly resilient, then we must be compassionate about the suffering of those who are around us, and we must seek ways, both through policy and through our daily individual actions that will help to rectify this suffering. This is simply part of being a community. And if we lose that, then we agree to a life of depredation for all and happiness for none, where only a few will survive and no one truly thrives. But if we can embrace compassion, then it becomes the foundation for true community resilience; where being a caring citizen and neighbor fuel a way of life where everyone has good, clean, healthy food; where they come by it honestly; and where young agricultural students are able to plan a futue where they can produce it freely and joyfully." - Shanon Hayes.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:33:43 +0000
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