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wendell for wednesday
From a letter in support of the Catholic Worker Movement’s campaign against frac sand mining in Minnesota: I will say, first, that there is never, for any reason, a justification…
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wendell for wednesday
If you’ve been reading here for long or if you’re familiar with the growing local food movement, you’ve heard of Michael Pollan. He is coming out with a new book…
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wendell for wednesday
Take a listen to Wendell reading “The Contrariness of the Mad Farmer” for Earth Day week!
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wendell for wednesday
I may have shared this one here before, but I recently framed it in our kitchen…so it has been on my mind. From The Pleasures of Eating: Participate in food…
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wendell for wednesday
What We Need Is Here By Wendell Berry Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear…
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wendell for wednesday
“The great mistake we make is when we assume that the land can be abused to improve the people.” Wendell Berry, from his interview on the Diane Rehm Show in November…
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wendell for wednesday
It’s supposed to be springtime in Indiana, and it makes me want to read outside in the crisp spring breeze. I’m re-reading one of my favorites, Jayber Crow, and I love…
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wendell for wednesday
From Jayber Crow, my favorite: I remember too how spring came, just when I thought it might stay winter forever, at first in little ouches and strokes of green lighting up…
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wendell for wednesday
Maybe I’m getting old and sentimental, but this resonates so deeply within me. I think I’ll frame it in our home somewhere in hopes of impressing it on our children’s…
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wendell for wednesday
But good agriculture is a community enterprise, too. The Amish prosper and net a high percentage of gross, partly because they are good neighbors to one another. The great Amish…