Growing a Farmer Part 2

If I could summarize my feeling after reading Growing a Farmer, I’d say: I appreciate farmers now more than ever. The author Kurt Timmermeister caught my attention in a few ways:

1. I liked how he emphasized the importance of good and clean food, as he said “My wish for this book is to add a perspective on the food we eat: where it comes from, what goes into producing it and how it was traditionally prepared."
2. I liked how he spent each chapter talking about how he handled one aspect of the farm at a time.
3. I agree with his point that when it comes to slaughtering animals, farmers should get it done with minimum pain to the animals.

Kurt has shown that the faming job is not easy. Not all aspects of farms are pretty – bees die in cold winter, cow came down with milk fever. Through it all, I see the efforts farmers are making in order for us to enjoy fresh, quality ingredients.