When I was a little boy, a wise farmer took me the hand. He showed me the balance of nature; the utility of the hedges, of the birds, of the earthworms. He taught me respect for all animals from the birth to death.

Together we peeled beets for the pigs, tended the goats, and fed the cows. He showed me the world where the blue of the sky becomes the green of the fields. Now it is your turn.

Let me take you by the hand