Harvests

Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there.

There are harvests, and then there are harvests.

The independent small farmers who remain in this country are among its biggest gamblers. Even with crop insurance, its a dicey business. An early frost, a tornado, record-setting rain might be bearable one year or even two for some, but not much more than that.

If its not a calling, theres little financial reason...