Farm to Fork to Floor

Farm to Fork to Floor is rated 3 out of 5 in the category farming. Read and write reviews about Farm to Fork to Floor. It wasn't long ago - three generations, maybe four - the world was different, farming for subsistence was called farming, organic wasn't a concept, feedlots were still unknown, 100 acres meant something, and farmers went about the business of farming. Mouths to feed, equipment to fix, animals to tend to, clothes to wash, house to keep... it might not have been complicated, but it certainly wasn't easy. Every spring ushered in a renewed sense of optimism. As the morning frost became a fading memory, the ever earlier sunlight facilitated a walk out to the rolling pasture to check-in on the calving heifers - to make sure she was succeeding at her first big task of the year. Twins were always good luck, everyone knew that, a female meant continued prosperity and a male would end up at market. Somewhere along the way the world started to change, subtly at first, but dramatic in hindsight. The children raised on fresh milk and pasture-fed animals moved into town, they started to build an existence away from the day to day their forefathers and foremothers had known. With the advent of specialized farming, animals which once fit nicely into their important roles, started disappearing from the farm, traded in, upgraded, for their power-house cousins, the ones that pump out the most milk, or make the most meat. Some were lost to eternity, but for the most part, special people, farmers who knew the historical significance or appreciated the natural beauty of these animals kept a few back, hidden from the turmoil of the modern world. The pastures have been sitting unused, under the vigilant eye of the granddaughters and grandsons of the folks who refused to move to the city. The ones who held back. Waiting for another opportunity to re-live in the glory days of family farms.