Thistle Farming |
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To me, being a thistle farmer means that the world is our farm, and our job is to see the beauty in the areas that have been abandoned or deemed unworthy of cultivating. Our fields include allies, lots behind malls, railway clearings, and the poorest sections of town. When we harvest a thistle it means that we still see the beauty in all of creation, and that nothing should be left to be condemned. - Becca Stevens
As we begin to explore what it means to be thistle farmers, we are are looking to collect thistles from all over the world - thistle down (for our handmade thistle paper!) as well as photos and written reflections. Send images and stories to ali@thistlefarms.org. If you'd like to send us thistles or thistle down, email Ali for further instructions. To read thistle reflections and see thistle images, visit Becca's blog. Click the arrow on the image below to hear Becca discuss making thistle paper (note: you can click out of the box that asks you to upload). |