 Farming is, at the same exact time, the most rewarding and difficult job we’ve ever done. Our son, Carter, recently made the decision to pursue full-time farming for himself. As a mother, it’s both heartbreaking and my proudest moment. He knows how hard this work is at the deep level most people will never understand. His reasons, “I want to help people, feed people, spend time with my family now & the family I make in the future, and I want to enjoy the freedom to enjoy nature-hunting, fishing, being outdoors.” Once upon a time, I would have pushed him towards college, a professional career, something comfortable, safe. It was my son, at a year old, that inspired me to leave my full-time career for a life invested in hard work at home. It’s the same son that reminds me that my decision way back then was an investment in a future all of us desperately need.
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This is a portrait of Michelle Howell, a hardworking farmwife, mother of five, author, and advocate. On the left side of the bust you can read text from the poem “Anyway” that was on a wall of Mother Teresa’s home for children in Calcutta, India. “If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.” “The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.” Leslie Nichols, Artist Farmer |
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