Happy Fourth of July! We hope that everyone had a safe and fun holiday on Monday. We sure did! Independence Day is one of our favorite holidays. The weather is nice but not blistering yet, the days are still long and it comes with no other stipulations than pyrotechnics. But it also is a yearly reminder of the struggle and sacrifices made by our military since our nation declared itself free. What better way to celebrate independence than by recognizing the hard work and delicious rewards provided by our local entrepreneurs.
Be they farms or a locally focused business, there is great satisfaction to be found in buying and supporting whenever possible the local people who work so hard to keep our local economy strong and vibrant by just being local. Yes, American made items might be more expensive than their foreign counterparts but you know that at the end of the day, the extra money you spend on those goods is helping to support another American family. The time you spend finding locally grown food is certainly more than that spent picking the first items found at a chain grocery store but the joy of growing and being part of such a community is more than the meals made from that food: it is the beautiful relationships and support structures nurtured by that time and knowing that being a part of your farmer’s life will be repaid in top quality foodstuffs year after year.
Many of the founding fathers were farmers, gardeners and businessmen. Each year we are reminded of our unique connection to these people, being farmers, gardeners and businesspeople ourselves. Each year as we take a few more steps towards owning a business that not only supports our own family but also supports other families in our community, we are grateful that these men made the choice to declare independence so that we might have the option of being independent businesspeople and have the freedom to choose exactly how we live our lives.
In remembering and thanking all those that played a part in earning the freedoms that we enjoy every day, thank a member of the military, a military family, and thank all the other folks out there who do what they can to keep America
