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wendell for wednesday
From The Art of the Commonplace: Another decent possibility that my critics implicitly deny is that of work as a gift. …what appears to infuriate them is their supposition that [my…
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wendell for wednesday
One of the primary results–and one of the primary needs–of industrialism is the separation of people and places and products from their histories. To the extent that we participate in…
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wendell for wednesday
But now, in summer dusk, a man Whose hair and beard curl like spring ferns Sits under the yard trees, at rest, His smallest daughter on his lap. This is…
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wendell for wednesday
“When a community loses its memory, its members no longer know each other. How can they know each other if they have forgotten or have never learned each other’s stories?…
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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…