Capper's Farmer Part 2
Capper’s Farmer Part 2. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Line On Agriculture.
When I was a kid I was often drafted by my grandparents to help out with a number of chores like grinding horseradish roots. What I didn’t realize was that as an adult I have been seeking out ways to do things myself instead of opting for store bought products and that is what a new publication called Capper’s Farmer is all about according to editor, Hank Will.
WILL: I think if nothing else it cause folks to relax a little bit and feel like if whatever cliff we’re about to fall off really happens they’ll be able to take care of themselves.
I’m a big fan of the Victorian era and while it appears very romantic in hind sight it would have been a very tough time to live in.
WILL: It’s easy to try to romanticize on the sort of grueling life that our ancestors experienced. There was a lot of hard work and yet at the same time you know you read some of the letters and what not and there was a lot of joy and a lot of individual satisfaction because folks were looking after themselves and creating things which they could be proud of.
The new quarterly publication will spend a lot of time looking at ways to reemerge ourselves in some of those talents without having to endure the hardships.
WILL: I think you put all that together and it boils down to the good ancestral connection and the warmth that comes from that and the feeling of having just a wee bit more control in ones daily life.
If you are having trouble locating a copy on the newsstand you can order it directly from cappersfarmer.com.
That’s today’s Line On Agriculture. I’m Greg Martin on the Ag Information Network.