As we work in the greenhouse with many many tiny seeds, I think of all the good food which will be produced from the fields and how many tables it will grace and bodies it will nourish. I will share with you one of my very favorite meal blessings which I think about every time we sit down to eat. It is from one of my favorite authors Wendell Berry. "eating with the fullest pleasure. pleasure, that is, which does not depend on ignorance, is perhaps the profoundest enactment of our connection with the world. In this pleasure we experience and celebrate our dependence and our gratitude, for we are living from mystery, from creatures we did not make and powers we cannot comprehend" -W.B. It is a very humbling blessing on a meal and it truly allows you to feel the weight of the actions you are taking at your own table and in your own kitchen. I love waking up each day and spending each moment growing food for my community and their tables. It is an honor. Thank you. See you at market, Nic |