The Ongoing Saga of Who Killed Martin's Arugula
Channel: The Hands that Feed Us
Date: 03/05/2020

This episode made me think about how we look down on cultures that practice sacrifices.  We think they are primitive, but maybe there's a truth that our modern culture doesn't grok.  Our culture is built on the idea that anything is obtainable.  We believe sacrifices are unnecessary; that we can have something without giving up something else.

This week, farming taught me that creating life requires a whole lot of death to make it possible.  This is the cycle of life, and I think we often pay the idea lip service without comprehending what it means.  Whether we know it or not, growing something always requires sacrifice.

In the context of a global pandemic, I think this idea is worth a good hard look.  What are we sacrificing?  What are we growing?  I'm not sure I like the answers I have to those questions...


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