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Dec 27, 2017
"The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." --Masanobu Fukuka
The Man Who Created a Broker-Free Market for Farmers
Prateek Sharma was born to a family of farmers in a village close to Bhopal, India. He started farming as a child along with his family but eventually left his village and accomplished a successful career in the city as a chief manager of a prominent Indian bank. What prompted him then to quit his lucrative job to return to tending to the earth as a community farmer? Sharma's inspiring journey as an organic farmer is one of initial failures, and his subsequent successes shaped by Sharma's values of sustainability, community, and justice.
BE THE CHANGE
Today as you eat a meal, take a few moments of gratitude as you reflect on all the causes and conditions, from the earthwork and the farmers, to the trucks and the grocery store, that may have brought your meal to you today.
