Comments on: Why Is It…?

By: songberryfarm

songberryfarm — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 02:24:34 +0000

Reblogged this on The Fanning Mill and commented: I've had very similar experiences to what Carolyn expresses so well in her blog post. As I've written before, what unites all different types of farmers is much greater that what divides us. It's important to remember too, that attacks on one type of agriculture rarely come from farmers but rather from other organizations, so for a farmer to strike back against fellow farmers is unjustified and counter-productive: "an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"! None of us are perfect, but it's up to each of us to try to set a good example. I hope you enjoy reading Carolyn's post!

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:32:15 +0000

In reply to eric kuehl. Thank you, Eric! I really appreciate that!

By: eric kuehl

eric kuehl — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:30:36 +0000

Keep up the good fight Carolyn! Eventually more and more people will come around and understand that the method isn’t important, it is that the message to the consumer clearly states we do it well!!

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:21:39 +0000

In reply to Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON. Thanks for your comment, Janice! I totally agree that we can all do better.

By: Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON

Janice Person aka JPlovesCOTTON — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:19:02 +0000

Totally understand the frustration and when Rob of Songberry Farm visited, we found a lot of common ground — It’s something I have always tried to look for but at times have to admit the onslaught of misinfo gets to me as it does everyone. As I told him, it’s not organic farmers spreading the misinfo but groups that claim to represent organic farmers. And when you get hit with crap long enough, eventually you may sling some back or you may just vent in a way that makes people think you are slinging crap. Either way, everyone gets dirty and we all look the worst for it. We can all do better.

By: carolyncares

carolyncares — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:48:53 +0000

In reply to Judy @Considering the Options. It is pretty sad. I miss the days of consensus, cooperation, understanding and listening. Conversations were much more pleasant.

By: Judy @Considering the Options

Judy @Considering the Options — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 13:31:09 +0000

I don’t think it’s exclusive to agriculture blogs and feeds. I think, as a country, we have transitioned our national sport from baseball to arguing! The internet has brought us many great things (like dates with French models:)!), but it has also created a forum for spewing ugliness behind a mask of anonymity. And when that worked well, people decided they don’t even need to be anonymous. They can be nasty using their own name and there are no consequences. After all, I have the RIGHT to my opinion regardless of how expressing it may impact others.
Consensus, cooperation, understanding and listening are not valued. Being right and having one’s opinion heard trump all. It’s really pretty sad.