"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will, in the end, contribute most to real wealth, good morals & happiness." - Thomas Jefferson "We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist." - Wendell Berry "To tend the earth is always then to tend our destiny, our freedom, and our hope." - bell hooks "I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world." - George Washington "There's nothing like eating food you've grown yourself." - A.D. Aliwat "The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings." - Masanobu Fukuoka "When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." - Daniel Webster "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." - Mahatma Gandhi "Flowers grow back, even after they are stepped on. So will I." - Unknown