Comments on: Why We Farm, A Young Farmer’s Manifesto

By: Maisie Ganz

Maisie Ganz — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:00:27 +0000

Thanks for writing such a wonderful piece. It’s not often I get online and peruse blogs and the like, but its been such an inspiration on this rainy day to read about other young farmers falling in love with this life. It’s hard sometimes to remember the extent of this young farming community, and how powerful and incredible it is that more and more young people, from both farming and urban/suburban areas, are seeking out this life and vocation. Thanks for telling your story!

By: Jaime Beranek

Jaime Beranek — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:16:44 +0000

I never meant to become a farmer either. I am still yearning for the day that I can call two acres of vegetables my community’s and my own. Like you said, something happened. I remember it like it was yesterday- kneeling in the soil on the first day of my farm internship. My fingernails were cool and black with earth and I thought, “This is my job right now. I must have the best job in the world”. From that moment on, I knew what I was going to be when I “grew up”. I believe that if everyone had a chance to feel the earth, drink the sun, and taste life like that, the world would be a different place.

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New Blood in the Old Body « What Would Jesus Eat? — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:10:41 +0000

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By: Debra Eschmeyer

Debra Eschmeyer — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:43:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing, Trace. Young farmers unite!

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Why We Farm, A Young Farmer’s Manifesto — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:20:20 +0000

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By: RB

RB — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:48:19 +0000

I’ve had so many of those moments at the green market thinking that I should quit it all start farming…and I think that the climate of the world right now will leave more young people wanting to explore those possibilities…thanks for writing this honest piece.