First Light Farm & Learning Center
  • Home
  • Our Farm
    • Meet the Farmers
    • Our Farming Practices
  • Learning Center
  • Participate
    • Stewards of the Farm
    • CSA
    • U-Pick
    • Mini Farm Program
    • Educational Classes
    • Team Meetings, Birthdays & Events
    • Fall Festival
    • Scarecrow Making
  • Recipes
  • Contact Us and Sign up for our Newsletter
  • Giving Campaign
  • Home
  • Our Farm
    • Meet the Farmers
    • Our Farming Practices
  • Learning Center
  • Participate
    • Stewards of the Farm
    • CSA
    • U-Pick
    • Mini Farm Program
    • Educational Classes
    • Team Meetings, Birthdays & Events
    • Fall Festival
    • Scarecrow Making
  • Recipes
  • Contact Us and Sign up for our Newsletter
  • Giving Campaign
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

Blog

8/3/2020 1 Comment

Loving Our World

Focus on Sustainability: Falling in Love with the Natural World
One of my favorite reads is my quarterly “Yes!” magazine. Recently in the Summer 2019 issue, I read with delight an essay by Richard Schiffman, an environmental journalist, called “Off the Beaten Path at Home”.  In his essay, he encourages people to move beyond seeing the degradation of our environment as merely a mechanical problem that can be solved through changing policies, etc.  Instead he argues that the real problem is that “we don’t love the world enough.”  His statement stopped me cold.  I completely agree, but have never had the language or courage to say it publicly.  According to Schiffman, we don’t love the world because “we don’t see it… we don’t see it because we aren’t paying attention.”  His suggestion is to find a new place in nature every day, bring a notebook on your walk, create a poem about what you see and feel.  For painters/drawers, bring a sketchpad.  Lastly, he says “Don’t be afraid to put away your mapping app and get lost.” 

We hope you will come to our farm this summer so that you too can fall in love. Our farm stand usually opens in mid- to late- June.  Individuals and families will have the opportunity to build a relationship with the farm, not just the vegetables we grow, but more importantly the ecosystem that we participate in. Bring a picnic and spend time alone or with your family experiencing the wonder of the natural world. Warning: Prepare to fall in love!  Saturdays/Sundays, 10-5 pm. 
--Farmer Jane
1 Comment
San Antonio Gay Classifieds link
21/5/2024 10:58:42 pm

Grreat reading your blog post

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    March 2020
    September 2018
    June 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly