Episode 200: Bringing People Back to Food with The Farm at Catawissa Creek
Release Date: 06/18/2024
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info_outlineAnne and David Darling ~ The Farm at Catawissa Creek
How many times a day do you eat? How many times a day do you think about what and when you’re going to eat? (My husband says he can always tell when I’m talking to my mother because we’re talking about food!)
Now, how many times a day do you think about where that food is coming from?
Anne and David Darling, the young farmers who are the “stewards” and owners of The Farm at Catawissa Creek, and this week’s guests on the Brilliantly Resilient podcast, are intent on making others aware of our relationship to food. As young farmers, the Darlings are, sadly, a rare breed. Their passion for growing healthy food and encouraging others to appreciate farms and their place in our society is a welcome and necessary reminder of the importance of farming and the soil that provides our food.
Neither Anne nor David grew up as farmers, but their desire to be of service and answer a higher calling, along with an openness to the opportunities provided by the universe, led them to farming and each other.
Here at Brilliantly Resilient, we LOVE when folks find their Brilliance in service. When you lead with your heart, the best of you follows. The Darlings brought all of their transferable skills to their passion and are truly living a Brilliantly Resilient life. Be sure to check out the events, farm to table meals, workshops, yoga classes and the pure beauty of The Farm at Catawissa Creek.
Tune into the episode here, and be sure to listen for these additional bits of Brilliance:
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We wanted to attune to the highest possible good. What’s the highest good we can provide for not only humans, but the planet? Do something bigger than yourself.
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We are missing a relationship to the soil. Everything comes in a box, everything is packaged. We’re disconnected from soil and from nature.
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You have to think of soil as being alive. It’s a home for our food and so many creatures. We have to respect it.
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We bought our farm from a farmer who spoke to over 5000 people about selling his farm. The farm used to be the crux and central hub of the community.Young people are not going into farming.
Let’s be Brilliantly Resilient together!
XO,
Mary Fran