The Growing Season Quotes

“You sow seeds and hope for the best. You pray for good weather. If you have good weather you have higher yields. But you don’t always get good conditions. No two summers are alike; everything is seasonal. You have dark times and bright ones. For human beings, every season can be a growing season. The ones that are fallow can teach you as much as the ones that are bountiful. In life - and in business - I continue to ask this question: What do you do with the ugly fruit? Life is a field run harvest. Do you discard the ugly fruit and till it back into the earth? Or do you see past the imperfections? Do you look for the good in it, and cherish that? Do you find its greater purpose?”
― Sarah Frey, The Growing Season: How I Saved an American Farm--And Built a New Life

“So when my father pointed out the female vice presidential candidate, my imagination was met with a reality check for the first time. Now, watching the news, it dawned on me that the people who wielded real power were mostly men. I went to bed thinking I didn’t want to watch TV anymore.”
― Sarah Frey, The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life--and Saved an American Farm