Growing up on a farm and raising and preparing all our food, and tending our animals, which we used for food, gave us a unique knowlegde of working for our meals and the literal price of eating meat (seeing the "harvesting" firsthand). It was a deliberate choice by our depression-era parents to teach us, but also because we had a large f…
Growing up on a farm and raising and preparing all our food, and tending our animals, which we used for food, gave us a unique knowlegde of working for our meals and the literal price of eating meat (seeing the "harvesting" firsthand). It was a deliberate choice by our depression-era parents to teach us, but also because we had a large family and had to make do with what we had. Living in other countries and experiencing seasonal eating has reinforced that. Given the times we live in, with our abundance, I know we are blessed in having things anytime we want them, but then, are we really?
Growing up on a farm and raising and preparing all our food, and tending our animals, which we used for food, gave us a unique knowlegde of working for our meals and the literal price of eating meat (seeing the "harvesting" firsthand). It was a deliberate choice by our depression-era parents to teach us, but also because we had a large family and had to make do with what we had. Living in other countries and experiencing seasonal eating has reinforced that. Given the times we live in, with our abundance, I know we are blessed in having things anytime we want them, but then, are we really?