people’ s visibly declining health, excessive traffic and noise, and the growing absence of birds, butterflies and other forms of wildlife, the wisdom that this traditional farmer possesses is slowly being acknowledged, and, at times, even emulated.
Having been raised on a richly productive farm where hard work made my body strong and where the wonders that nature continuously unfurled before me made my spirit sing, I currently support local farming as a means of addressing the multiple crises that plague our society and especially our young. Not surprisingly, I have become an outspoken proponent of holistic, regenerative farming especially in light of the fact that many fallow
Top and inset: The author / artist caught up in the demanding work of large scale mural painting; above: finished mural entitled“ The Rapture of Springtime.”
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