A chilly June day brought us an unexpected visit from farming guru Joel Salatin. Marilyn, co-owner of the CSA Abundantly Green, sent me an invitation to hear Salatin at the Day Road Farm on Bainbridge Island, just up the road from my house. It seemed to be only for farmers, but I signed up anyway. Maybe I know the secret handshake by now. Read More
Who Are My Heroes?
June 4, 2012
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Joel Salatin, Bainbridge Island, sustainable farming, young farmers, Abundantly Green, Michael Pollan
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Jun 05, 2012 8:17 PM EDT
Enjoyed your reflections, very much. I chuckled that you had the same puzzled reaction to the "womb hole" comment. I thought perhaps I had misheard, then played it over in my mind and decided it might be an "in joke." Cliff was put off by his preachery way even though he agrees with Salatin.
We are living his other comments. We are struggling to become a functioning diversified farm because we have a clay soil, bad worms in the soil, and we have to make our own good dirt. The Farmers Markets are still a novelty not a necessity, and for this I weep. I see pictures almost every day of the farmers markets in Taiwan where a friend shops. They are vibrant and full of people who want to buy the food for their meals.
- Marilyn Holt