Why should conservationists have a positive interest in… farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: Conservationists eat. – Wendell Berry
Rats and roaches live by competition under the laws of supply and demand; it is the privilege of human beings to live under the laws of justice and mercy. – Wendell Berry
We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist. – Wendell Berry
I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods. Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup. – Wendell Berry