tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post7565470918610733691..comments2024-02-03T14:41:13.330-05:00Comments on Writing Without Paper: Down on the FarmMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-17051179338982142502010-07-21T19:14:01.661-04:002010-07-21T19:14:01.661-04:00Thanks Maureen ... I had a close encounter with fa...Thanks Maureen ... I had a close encounter with farms, farming and farmers as I was growing up in rural Kansas. Now my closest interaction is at the Farmers Market. It was fun reading about your background and it was also a good thing to remind us of the importance of farmers.<br /><br />I am so thankful that there are people who actually love the work involved with raising the food I eat every day ... and even more thankful that it doesn't have to be me!Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-75027606341078927332010-07-21T18:45:46.183-04:002010-07-21T18:45:46.183-04:00Beautiful article. I really enjoyed hearing about...Beautiful article. I really enjoyed hearing about your parents and the farms.Nikole Hahnhttp://www.thehahnhuntinglodge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-24151860886102886102010-07-21T13:35:39.892-04:002010-07-21T13:35:39.892-04:00I,too, live in a farming community. A hay field ab...I,too, live in a farming community. A hay field abuts one side of my driveway and a row of spruce trees the other side. The farms here are relatively small and as you've said, the hours for them never end. I can't think of any place I'd rather be!<br /><br />It was a gift to hear more about you.S. Etolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01847206680320012887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-41047332576848046982010-07-21T12:52:07.756-04:002010-07-21T12:52:07.756-04:00Wow. I know no farmers, and think of them very rar...Wow. I know no farmers, and think of them very rarely (when I go to the farmer's market every other week or so). This is an excellent reminder of their relevance and total importance. <br /><br />And thanks for your kind words at my site yesterday :).Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-33011510736908123332010-07-21T09:30:04.090-04:002010-07-21T09:30:04.090-04:00Like Billy, I am fortunate to live in a place wher...Like Billy, I am fortunate to live in a place where ranchers butt up against we 'city folk', where within a ten minute drive I'm into ranch country. Maybe not 'farmers', ranchers have a similar strain of breeding.<br /><br />And I love the peek into your life!<br /><br />Thanks my friend.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2639339699258439249.post-90474228619116185942010-07-21T08:05:40.836-04:002010-07-21T08:05:40.836-04:00I'm fortunate enough to live in a place in Vir...I'm fortunate enough to live in a place in Virginia where cows outnumber people. Farmers tend to be a faithful lot, at the mercy of both weather and government restrictions and falling prices. It's a tough life, but they'd live no other.Billy Coffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988347213957444145noreply@blogger.com