1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
I've been wanting to address this for a while now. How do we help our farmers? I live in the Midwest. Most, if not all farmers in my State are Masons. Most are 3 generations deep in it. In my County, 97% of them are wealthier than the rest of the County population that surrounds the fields that they farm. They spray the fields from the air by plane. Just exactly how can we help them? I'm all for helping a farmer to produce good clean food, but that's not the reality I see here.
1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
Support comes in many forms!
You most likely buy their produce or products, seeds and bulbs, you make things with the products like bread or meals, some will help in the fields, some stores and grocery stores sell their products, inventors create new helpful machinery to help, businesses and schools purchase to feed others, and more! It is all a cycle.
Local farmers help our communities and country. think about the cycle of it all and who they help, feed, etc etc.
Don't just think big, think small farmers as well. Some just have a herd of cattle, or a strawberry farm. Buy buying local, you help support their growth and not foreigners.
Even just your support or even spreading by word of mouth a local farm that sells a tasty fruit or vegetable, flower or seed, can he helping!!!
Thank you for responding Kris. You make very good points and observations that I agree with. Our City used to have what we called "First Fridays". It was the first friday of every month where small local farmers would bring their produce and other goods to the courthouse square to sell from booths. That is now a thing of the past. Permits became so high that they couldn't afford them. There were only a handful of small farmers to begin with. We are surrounded with big Agriculture here. It's really all my State is known for besides big Pharma and major Colleges that push both Big Ag, and Big Pharma. I've traveled most of this Country and in other States, mainly further South and West, you do see more of a balanced number of small farms in amongst the big. Not here. Farm land is at a premium and the big farms snap it up as soon as the small ones are ran into the ground. As an example of how cut throat it is...When a farmer dies, they go to the funeral to solicit the widow for a buy out.
1st QtheGathering was 2023! Supporter of Q& Q+,Vets, Family& Soul Tribe Vibes! Gratitude & Love for God, Jesus, Mother Mary
YVW!!! TY!!!
Sad to hear this! And yes, that would make it much more difficult!
I am hopeful things will change and be for the little person again! It would be good to have a mixture of farms across the US once more, IMHO.
You could also consider driving to another state if this is feasible, or just growing al your own and maybe sell or give it away to neighbors and friends! And there are many type of farms or crops that might be encouraged in your local area for others. Even a container garden can produce some for a family! Vertical gardening is also another thought!
Anyways, keep trying! If it is important to you, the answer will present itself with the more you learn! I wish you success!!! 💛
Thank you Kris! We are not giving up here. I appreciate all of your positive suggestions and ideas. It just hits me weird when I here our President Trump say, "We gotta help our Farmers" or " I've helped our Farmers like no other President" I support our President Trump, but I sure wish I could hear him say, "No more GMO seeds, no more poison spraying on our crops". Until then, I WILL do what I can to take care of my family and others when I can. Be blessed Kris! Thank you!
