I was humbled by appreciation today. My CSA farm couldn’t find enough workers to keep up with the harvest so a number of members volunteered to help pick cucumbers and garlic. Kneel down, bend over, lift, squat, lift, then repeat, again and again. We kept up with the back-breaking work for three hours or so.
Meanwhile, the regular farm workers had started much earlier and would continue on late into the day and then come back and repeat tomorrow and the next day and the next.
I was deeply moved by a sense of appreciation for those hard workers–who are out there on even the hottest days. Where would all us healthy eaters be without those hands behind the lovely fruits and veggies that fill the produce aisles?