Independence is a beautiful thing, isn’t it? We usually associate that with being alone or apart, but it can also be something a little different, especially in the economic community.
This week we celebrate July 4th here in the U.S., the anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence, way back in 1776. That little piece of paper means a lot to a great number of people, and it fundamentally changed our way of life on this continent.
One of the historic precursors of that document is an event we all learned in elementary school. The Boston Tea Party sticks in many people’s minds as representative of much of why we broke apart in the first place, and to many, it was about freedom and economics. Money (in whatever form) is another little piece of paper that means more than it looks like at first, and within our agricultural system, small farmers and ranchers feel that more than most.
We’re not asking you to dump the figurative tea in the harbor today – actually just the opposite. You can speak with your dollars, and give independence to small farms across the country, if that’s what you believe in. Buy with purpose, and make it count. It might not mean much to you, but it might mean everything to someone else, and preserve their ability to be self-sufficient.
And the beauty of it is that it preserves ours as well.
Links:
https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/american-revolution-history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Tea_Party
http://www.boston-tea-party.org/
https://www.ucf.edu/news/7-influential-protests-in-american-history/
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/montgomery-bus-boycott#:~:text=The%20Montgomery%20Bus%20Boycott%20was%20a%20civil%20rights,as%20the%20first%20large-scale%20U.S.%20demonstration%20against%20segregation.
https://cattlemensdays.com/
https://silktreefarm.com/Silk-Tree-Farm-Meat-Shares-c47071262