Great Expectations

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In days of yore,

knowledge of growing Food

was passed down

from Generation

to Generation.

Such knowledge

was necessary

for survival,

essential

for sustaining Life.

It represented

a precious Gift,

the careful accumulation

of knowledge

from countless generations.

Somehow,

we in Modern Affluent Society

stepped outside the loop.

I guess

we thought

it was not important

for us to know.

We gave over

that responsibility

to Corporations,

Select Farmers,

Big Box Stores

whose motivation,

among perhaps others,

was economic gain.

As we Humans return

to the Land

and to growing our own Food,

we have Great Expectations.

Yet, we know

so little.

We have

so much to learn.

A different future

is possible.

And we have

innumerable Lessons

to learn.

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Glinda Crawford, 2011

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