Firefly Farm’s Village
Have you ever heard the expression “It takes a village”? It was coined several years ago by Hillary Clinton in reference to raising children. Now, don’t go down a rabbit hole on how much you love or hate Hillary Clinton and then spin out into a tizzy over the state of modern politics. That’s divisive and not at all what this is about. In fact, quite the opposite. I didn’t intend to co-opt her expression, but over the years, I have often caught myself saying, “It takes a village to support a farm”. And, I think that’s right. The very young and the very old make their contributions here as well as many others. The young ones come on school field trips with their wonderment and awe, and they renew our spirit every time we work with them. At the other end of the spectrum, I have an 85-year-old-friend who