Beauty
Beautysaves.
Beautyheals.
Beautymotivates.
Beautyunites.
Beautyreturnsustoour
origins,andhereliestheultimateactofsaving,ofhealing,ofovercomingdualism.
—MatthewFox
OneofthequalitiesofourfarmthatengagesmeandsustainsmyworkatHGPisbeauty....
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Beauty
Beautysaves.
Beautyheals.
Beautymotivates.
Beautyunites.
Beautyreturnsustoour
origins,andhereliestheultimateactofsaving,ofhealing,ofovercomingdualism.
—MatthewFox
OneofthequalitiesofourfarmthatengagesmeandsustainsmyworkatHGPisbeauty.
Inthisarticle,Iwanttocelebratethefarm’sbeautyandinviteyoutoengagewith
italso.
Intheworldofsurvival,beautymayseemaluxury.
Atthefarm,beautymayseemaccidentalorunavoidable—thesunbreakingthroughthefog,therowsofcolorsasyou
lookacrossthebedsinfullbloom,dewondahliapetals,orthebronzeheadsoflettuceswiththeirnestingleaves.
Inmyexperience,beautyconnectsmetothemoment,andtolargerquestionsconcerningwhatitmeanstobehuman.
Whyisseeingabeautifulpaintingorreadinggreat
literaturenourishing?Inherbook,OnBeautyandBeingJust,ElaineScarry“arguesthatbeautycontinuallyrenewsoursearchfortruthandpressesustowardagreater
concernforjustice.
”Theprocessesatthefarm—photosynthesis,germination,companionplanting—aremarvelouslyelegant.
Ithasalwaysfascinatedmethatthereisapartof
photosynth
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