Journey farmward
Posted by Laura Hannant on February 10, 2014
I grew up in cities. Thoroughly. Living in cities, visiting cities, moving through, and traveling among them. From the first, I honed urban sensibilities and sensitivities. My ears were tuned to the loud closeness of city sounds. My eyes learned to scan skyscapes trimmed by buildings – surroundings dominated by human creatures. My body is used to shoulder-to-shoulderness. City bred, as a child, I imagined that I would live a city future. For the most part, my childhood knowledge of farming and food production came from fictions or romanticized representations of rural places. The Little House on the Prairie stories … Continue reading Journey farmward
