Louis Bromfield was coming into his own at a time when it was good to be a writer and hard to be a farmer. His first novel, “The Green Bay Tree”, was published in 1924 and started a string of successfully received books.
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How can the work associated with agriculture, which most farmers feel is highly stressful, also be associated with happiness and meaningfulness? Agricultural jobs are among the most dangerous, according to OSHA, in their annual reports of occupational injuries, illnesses, and deaths.
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Even if the technology we use changes, its nature seldom does. New advances will always make our work easier, while at the same time changing our relationship with it. It’s alright to take a moment to miss what is gone.
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Life is full of every emotion. Yet, for many, the recognition of joy is elusive. If you were to look up joy in the dictionary, it is defined as extreme happiness. Yet that ignores the root of the word happy based on circumstances. To find the meaning of joy, the Holy Scriptures need to be referenced. Joy is expressed without speaking.
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Moving, whether from one farm to another, to a different occupation, retirement, or something else, is a highly emotional event for every individual on the farm and even more traumatic when the next home is away from the land.
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