We've gotten here through unconsciousness with our detachment and complacency,

where we have stopped becoming the innovators of how to work alongside of natural ecosystems. Because we have allowed our complacency and drive for cheap food to allow chemical companies the opportunity to fix our problems.

So what we need to do instead of confrontation is support innovation. Support people that are trying to do this and maybe it's not economical in the first couple of years like most quote unquote super successful

businesses we can't shame farmers and people who are taking the risk and

daring greatly towards innovating our way out of a problem that took us 260 years to get into.

It's going to take us a few years to build it back.

But I think the first thing we all should be concerned with is leaving enough soil for our children to

continue to figure out how to feed the world.

From the Westin A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions Podcast for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts. We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal health. Hey guys, I'm Hilda Labrada Gore and this is episode 189. Our guest today is John

Chester of Apricot Lane Farms. This is the farm known as the biggest

little farm featured in a film by the same name. John and his wife Molly some

eight years ago now decided to trade in city life to become farmers.

Their goal, to farm in harmony with nature in a way that makes for a healthier planet and

more nutritious food.

John today tells of the travails they encountered as novice farmers with a lofty goal,

but he also gives challenges to us to discard our complacency,

to consider composting, eating less meat,

and to look for ways to respect and revere nature

and to live in harmony with the soil, animals, and one another.

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