The Value of Time
by fig + fauna farm on 02/24/12
As a child, I recall looking at the details in our hand carved pieces of furniture. I pondered the process, the years of learned skills and time involved in making something so intricate. These days, I look for similar pieces for our home that are crafted without machines and schematics - which offer me a moment in time with the creator. I dream of an artist with a common scenerio: perhaps an entire month of struggle to carve one very small scroll. The artist awakens in the night, to discover a new technique that would make the scroll just perfect. I know, it's all so romantic to believe in the art of another, but when it really comes down to it, I value time.
Our life on the farm is full from top to bottom with activities that require patience and time. Partially it's the anticipation that drives us, but also the appreciation in having to learn, wait and then harvest. Our meals take time to grow. Time that is well spent - caring deeply for animals which nurture our souls. Raising animals is a craft that wakes us in the night too. It's an obsession to keep them safe, happy and humanely harvested. Time gives us a chance to know what we are consuming and to taste the memories of our life together. Time is on our side.
/// PHOTOS BY ROSE E MARTIN
