Comments on: Who am I to Judge – For Farmers and Consumers

By: Agriculture is Not One Size Fits All | Carolyn CAREs

Agriculture is Not One Size Fits All | Carolyn CAREs — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:32:41 +0000

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By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:31:17 +0000

In reply to awastell. Thank you! Give a honk and a wave - I'll wave back!

By: awastell

awastell — Wed, 14 Aug 2013 01:22:03 +0000

This is a good perspective – thanks for sharing. Your combo of conventional pigs and organic crops is interesting. We drive up in your neck of the woods all the time for work. I’ll wave next time we pass Cottonwood! 🙂

By: Agvocating Through the White Noise | [ j. l. d. ] Photograph Blog

Agvocating Through the White Noise | [ j. l. d. ] Photograph Blog — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 14:49:00 +0000

[…] I believe that the Bible can teach us so many things about how to have effective relationships with people. We both must come to the table realizing that we are different parts of the same body. We need to show respect and humility on both sides. – – Carolyn Olson of Carolyn Cares […]

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 03:51:00 +0000

In reply to Caroline Weihl.

I totally agree! I just think that farmers arguing methods with other farmers just confuses our consumers. They don’t know who to believe. That’s when we lose them to slick marketing campaigns that are, in fact, defamatory. I would love for all agvocates to share their messages without attacking farming methods that are different than their own. There is such an awesome variety, and so many positive things happening, we don’t need to throw others under the bus. Given a choice, I will choose a positive marketing campaign over a negative one.

Thanks for your comment, Caroline!

By: Caroline Weihl

Caroline Weihl — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 03:27:31 +0000

Carolyn,
Great perspective. It is certainly difficult for consumers to understand different practices if farmers themselves aren’t doing it. I believe one of the biggest discrepancies with the campaign was the fact that they were “falsely advertising” a product and using fear to drive consumer interests. Agricultural literacy is something we must all participate in– no matter what type of production methods we use.

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:01:11 +0000

In reply to Lisa Fratzke. Thank you, Lisa! That is another great analogy!

By: Lisa Fratzke

Lisa Fratzke — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 13:51:33 +0000

Very well said Carolyn! It was like Gail on the morning show on CBS said just this morning…She was talking about Republicans and Democrats fighting. She said, “It’s like kids fighting with parents in the room and the parents say..Knock it off you’re in the same family for crying out loud!” Just like you said, we are part of the same body but need each other. So, we must respect each other’s opinions and ways of doing things!

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:59:39 +0000

In reply to Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON. Thank you, Janice. This whole thing just kind of fit into some of what I had been thinking about already. Sunday kind of gave me a way to say what had been brewing. I totally agree with you that we all need to consider different opinions on these things. It's part of the one body, and no part being better than another. Just different.

By: Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON

Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:52:06 +0000

I’m glad I was so tied up the last week or two that I was able to just keep focused on what I had going. I saw enough of the nastiness that way and know that many didn’t intend it to look that way but it seems it can be a slippery slope at times. I also noticed some truly respectful dialog. Glad you cooled off and found a way to put your thoughts together for others to read and reflect on. We all need to consider different opinions on these things