Thank you, Shari! I liked the conversations on AgChat last night. Farmers of all sizes and methods, students, and non-ag people being brought together by the topic of social media.

Thank you for sharing your perspectives!

Carolyn

Last night in AgChat, one common theme was “tell YOUR story” to folks who don’t know where their groceries originate. The more we tell our stories, the better we connect with individuals, people who can make a difference in our lives, as we can make a difference in their lives.

Always tell the truth about what you are doing.

My mother used to tell me that telling one little white lie, would lead to another, and then another, and after a while, I’d have a hard time remembering what was true and what wasn’t. She was right. It takes much less work to tell the truth and only the truth, no matter how far fetched it may sound to the next guy.

Here’s a good example.

Last week, I had a guy interested in our eggs. While we have Certified Organic Produce, our chickens, and our livestock, are not organic. He was ok with not certified organic for the chickens and eggs, until he said he was glad they weren’t GMO fed.

Well, hold on. I use IFA Co-op feed, and they can’t guarantee me that their suppliers are non-GMO. Therefore, I lost the sale, because I honestly said, I couldn’t guarantee they were non-GMO.

Thanks again Carolyn for your efforts on telling your story.

Thank you so much for reading! I haven’t finished “No More Food Fights” yet, but so far, I am loving it!

I took a quick peek at your blog, and really liked what you had to say. Thanks for sharing the link!

Carolyn

Thank you! I had to quickly go read your blog. I can really identify with the “don’t get any strings or tags in the seed box or it’ll plug” instructions. I hear it every year! 🙂