The Library Writer

“Stepping out into the world, into the grass, onto the path, was always a kind of relief. I was not escaping anything. I was returning to the arena of delight.”
― Mary Oliver, Upstream: Selected Essays

“If this was lost, let us all be lost always.”
― Mary Oliver, Upstream: Selected Essays

“Everyone contributes something, and I guess I bring the awkward.”
― Abbi Waxman, Adult Assembly Required

“On our farm, the food we raised reflected our true cost of production. When we set our prices, we did exactly what every other business in America did...

...why does the food in the supermarkets cost less? ...

Much of this food was already discounted, I explained, paid for in advance by government subsidies. Tax dollars, the same taxes that were taken out of my friends' paychecks before they received them, were used to partially pay for this food before it ever arrived at the supermarket. This "cheap" food was expensive, too. Unbeknownst to them, (they) were simply purchasing it on an installment plan.”
― Forrest Pritchard, Gaining Ground: A Story Of Farmers' Markets, Local Food, And Saving The Family Farm