Patch405 (Shannon Barghols) > Patch405's Quotes

“The pull of our roots can be such a strong force, no matter how far or wide we may roam.”
― Lauren McDuffie, Smoke, Roots, Mountain, Harvest: Recipes and Stories Inspired by My Appalachian Home

“For me, food quality isn’t a question of organic versus conventional, or no-till versus digging-in, or heirloom versus hybrid. It’s a question of what I want to grow, and what I should do to help each seed or plant become the best vegetable it can possibly be.”
― Matt Mattus, Mastering the Art of Vegetable Gardening: Rare Varieties * Unusual Options * Plant Lore & Guidance

“We stand or fall on the strength of our commitment, (and I suddenly see that I am alone in this love.)”
― Rachel Linden, The Enlightenment of Bees

“Choosing to let a good thing go in order to make room for something better is harder than I anticipated. And scary. So very scary.”
― Rachel Linden, The Enlightenment of Bees

“I draw inspiration and energy from trying to make my little part of the world a better, healthier, more beautiful, and more sustainable place.”
― Julia Watkins, Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

“It [this book] celebrates simplifying, slowing down, working with your hands, making more, buying less, valuing quality over quantity, living frugally, self-sufficiently, and harmoniously with the natural world.”
― Julia Watkins, Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

“... I do think there’s no better way to enrich your life than learning about the way things used to be and weaving into your daily routine at least a few time-honored practices and traditions whose simplicity and charm nourish the mind, body, and spirit.”
― Julia Watkins, Simply Living Well: A Guide to Creating a Natural, Low-Waste Home

“Love is like farm work. It requires consistency, and imagination. Your body will ache and you will be fatigued, but there is no greater reward than seeing the fruits of your labor.”
― Hilarie Burton, The Rural Diaries: Love, Livestock, and Big Life Lessons Down on Mischief Farm

“A dish is not just the sum of its parts, it is its maker, its occasion, the company in which it is eaten.”
― Priya Basil, Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity

“Nobody in the world welcomes us quite like our parents do. The reception, if we're lucky, is a simultaneous cosseting and taking for granted. An experience that's, at best, comforting and exasperating in equal measure, unique in its loaded history of give andtake, its private parameters of permission and expection.”
― Priya Basil, Be My Guest: Reflections on Food, Community and the Meaning of Generosity