Eté présent - Summertime 2010 poppies
With a properly minded Amish farm in the background. Better seen large On Black. We had set up tent on their grounds earlier the night before because of special circumstances - and were unexpectedly invited to join their breakfast family style, an unforgettable experience. They were so authentic, kind and welcoming - *seven* children were seated at the table with their parents. First time too, I heard a mockingbird -had mistakenly thought there were a dozen varieties of birds in the trees ;-)
Highlighted on Flickr's Explorer Front Page for a while.
To understand what small farms like this one are up against, read these notes by J. Emord
Views from inside the farm and elsewhere in Amish country.
And a neat blog about how to eat delicious and healthiest foods - this from a couple living not too far away in NE Ohio eatoutsidethebag.com/
www.wired.com/rawfile/2012/09/technology-free-mennonite-c...
Comments and faves
kate053, *Peanut (Lauren), Tansy Liverwort, Grace Free Spirit, and 83 other people added this photo to their favorites.
NYCandre (35 months ago | reply)
From www.squidoo.com/amishfarm
Amish Farmers and Stewardship
Living like the earth means something
The Amish are, of course, known for their pastoral way of life. Up until now, they have been somewhat better off than their "English" farming brethren, as their beliefs and practices have enabled them to avoid the crushing debt and experimental farming practices that have driven so many out of business.
Stewards of the Land
The Amish seek no loans, as interest on those loans is considered 'usury' and therefore sinful.
They have not taken on the debt required to purchase, maintain and operate modern farming equipment since they use as little of that as possible, and still use draft animals for plowing and reaping.
Yet they are still subject to market prices and governmental regulation of food, which imposes a great deal of burden from the outside.
While the Amish small farmer may be the last one standing, in the face of huge corporate warehouse management, let's hope the people will see through the abuses of corporate lobbyists and reverse this downward trend.
More information at this speech of J. Emord
Peggy Collins (35 months ago | reply)
This is lovely, Andre!
marie-josé. (35 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
fairygirl538 (35 months ago | reply)
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Annie in Beziers (35 months ago | reply)
Very lovely!
kate053 (35 months ago | reply)
magnifique!!
NYCandre (35 months ago | reply)
Amusing factoids: from www.opioids.com/jh/gardening.html
Guilty Gardeners?
by John Wilcock
"...the poppy's red effrontery"
Robert Browning
Thousands of gardens across America are drug labs, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration, which has been visiting gardening stores, florists and seed companies urging them to eliminate the beautiful scarlet poppy which is a ready source of opium. The species, Papaver somniferum, is grown from the tiny seeds which can typically sometimes be found on rolls or bagels. This species is the only one from which opium is produced but it is just as common as other varieties from whose seeds it is indistinguishable. Ridiculous as it might seem, if you carried your poppyseed bagel home from the delicatessen and planted it in the garden, you might have broken the law -- that is if the poppies that grew were opium poppies, and you kept them...
franciscaversluys (35 months ago | reply)
summer there, winter here!, its a beautiful shot. Saludos
*Peanut (Lauren) (35 months ago | reply)
oh, i love poppies. sucker for them. lol. gorgeous.
Grace Free Spirit (35 months ago | reply)
so beautiful
marc do (35 months ago | reply)
Excellent !
GlobeTrotter 2000 (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful bokeh !
redhare1 (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.
Magic@Photos (35 months ago | reply)
very nicely done
petra** (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***F l o r*** / Admin Invite , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
enjoy!!!
SwedishFury (35 months ago | reply)
A very beautiful capture - and thanks for sharing your experience too!!
ms.donnalee / donna cleveland (35 months ago | reply)
what a great experience and what a beautiful painterly image of the poppies...
Fellicia Putri [deleted] (35 months ago | reply)
beautiful
mcreedonmcvean (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful well crafted image and a compelling anecdote. It's hard not to be rooting for them to survive this modern era, as we seem to be doing everything we can to destroy the ecosystem we all depend.
Mo
I am a Nomad (35 months ago | reply)
hmmmm.... makes me wanna run through that poppy field
NYCandre (35 months ago | reply)
Thanks for stopping by ;-)
Added details: we had delicous raw milk there .. It reminded me of our dairy farmer neighbors years ago in NJ who had to quit running their operation - using conventional methods, only very large dairies are economically viable. Turns out they could have done much better for themselves had they gone the non-conventional (not heavily processed and additives dependent way).
From www.realmilk.com/rawmilkoverview.html
" Economic Potential of Raw Milk:
CONVENTIONAL SITUATION: Thirty cows in a confinement situation; high-protein feed to increase milk production; cows produce 190 hundredweight of milk each year; farmer sells milk to co-op and receives about $12 per hundredweight:
* Income is about $1.50 per gallon or $68,400 per year
* Farmer receives no subsidies (only corporate farms get these)
* Farmer has high cost of feed, vet bills, replacement cows, artificial breeding, interest on equipment loans.
In 2002, dairy farms in the U.S. went out of business at the rate of 16 per day.
DIRECT SALES OF RAW MILK FROM PASTURE-FED COWS: Thirty cows on 100 acres; cows are fed grass, hay and silage from the farm; cows produce 100 hundredweight each per year.
* Income on raw milk or raw dairy products is $4 - $8 per gallon, or $150,000 - $300,000 per year.
* If the farmer is making cheese, cream or butter, he has whey and skim milk, free food for pigs
* Additional farm income from pork, beef, eggs, chicken, produce, etc., possible in a diversified farm based on dairy, could be $50,000 - $100,000 per year.
* Total gross income to farmer $200,000 - $400,000 per year
* Costs for feed, vet bills, interest are much lower; no replacement cow costs.
RURAL REVIVAL: Every $1 earned on the farm = $5-7 for the local community; if 10 percent of the population would buy raw milk and other products directly from the farm, we would need 75,000 farms, all making at least $200,000 per year. Raw milk sales hold the potential for a huge rural revival.
CURRENT SITUATION FOR RAW MILK SALES
* Retail Sales of Raw Milk: Allowed in 8 states (CA, WA, AZ, NM, SC, ME, PA, CT)
* On-Farm Sales of Raw Milk: About 28 states.
* Raw Milk as Pet Food: Available in 4 states (GA, NC, FL, ND)
* Raw Milk widely available through cow-boarding or farm-share agreements in WI, MI, TN, VA, CO, OH, IN.
* Raw milk easily available in about 35 states.
* Worst States for raw milk: HI, MD, RI, NJ, NV, ID, WV, IA, MT, WY.
SITUATION IN EUROPE: Raw milk sales legal in England, Wales and most of Europe; sold in vending machines in several European countries. "
K. Shreesh (35 months ago | reply)
Wonderful Shot My friend ..!!
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Pierre Mallien (35 months ago | reply)
superb summer tribute, bravo
Renato Esti (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful point of view!! Well done, good job!! :o)
Michele*mp slowly catching up (35 months ago | reply)
Les coquelicots des amish sont très beaux. Magnifique photo (et une expérience qui a dû en effet être exceptionnelle)
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Katie-Rose (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
This photo was invited and added to the * F l o r / Admin Invite group.
Eirerun (35 months ago | reply)
Lovely and refreshing!
o-boy (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Stock Photography - Photo Infos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
NYCandre (35 months ago | reply)
Thanks for stopping by ..
@o-boy - happy to add, but need to wait for a few weeks - can't add to more than 5 groups re Utata policy ;-)
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Congrats on making it to Front Page! You can grab the FP screenshot here:
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KatieFarina (35 months ago | reply)
Love the flowers.. and great bokeh!
JJAustin (35 months ago | reply)
very nice
Saint Claire Studio (35 months ago | reply)
What a happy shot this is! I found it on the FP, much to my delight!
oh-so-rosie (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful light :)
Meena Sriram (35 months ago | reply)
Lovely!
springvirus (35 months ago | reply)
very nice !
(:Andrzej:) (35 months ago | reply)
brilliant poppies... what a fantastic processing !
(:Andrzej:) (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Vermeer Pearls.. an invite only group (P1/A2), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Ostholländer (35 months ago | reply)
I like the soft tones in this wonderful picture.
Krista Kruger (35 months ago | reply)
Beautiful shot!
Via Today's Explore at #12 on Fluidr
kk7k (35 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called MY FLICKR FAV's (Invite a Friends Photo) P1/C2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Sell-Photographie (35 months ago | reply)
excellent :)
halina-anna (35 months ago | reply)
Wonderful !
Églantine (35 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous photo. Sounds like you are having a wonderful time.
Dr. Ilia (35 months ago | reply)
Wow ! Great capture !!!
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Dalang55555 (35 months ago | reply)
So very beautiful!!
Just Emi (35 months ago | reply)
This is gorgeous, I love the way they're reaching up to the sky!
NYCandre (35 months ago | reply)
Hi - thank you very much for stopping by - it makes me remember this place and moment even more fondly.
@ Emi - thank you for noticing that, very fortuitous and fitting re the place.
Now #7 on Explore