Thrive Magazine / Issue 3 - Autumn 2014

“Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man”.

“When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization”.

“It is unthinkable to have a British countryside that doesn’t have actual functioning farmers - riding tractors, cows in fields, things like that.” Bill Bryson

“With more and more evidence showing that locally grown, seasonal and organic foods are much better for us. I believe that the Farmers Market movement is something we should all be supporting”. 22