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“It inspired us to reconsider, among many things, the farmland we have in Ellicott City,” Lasky said. “In true Catholic social teaching, be mindful that our decisions affect others. We need to be in a dialogue to bring about more solutions for sustainable living in the spirit of St. Francis. It is because I am rich that they are poor. It is because I am using too much.
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He said that more than just providing access to healthy food, the farm will help people of various backgrounds consider the needs of the poor while also reconnecting city school students to nature and teaching them where food comes from.
“The number one goal is community,” Cunningham said. “We lack a lot of interaction with people outside of our age and our socio economic circle. Farming can slice through all of that. Not if you’re tractor farming; if you’re down on the ground, dealing with vegetables.”.
