Agriculture Quote by Laura Claxton

We've gotten so good at growing food that we've gone, in a few generations, from nearly half of Americans living on farms to 2…

— Nina Fedoroff

Without strong financial roots, our generation is in a constant state of redefinition. This forces us to think outside the box when it comes…

— Lake Bell

When so rich a harvest is before us, why do we not gather it? All is in our hands if we will but use…

— Elizabeth Ann Seton

Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings!

— Masanobu Fukuoka

Our deep respect for the land and its harvest is the legacy of generations of farmers who put food on our tables, preserved our…

— Anonymous

Look at our farmers' markets today, bursting with heritage breeds and heirloom varieties, foods that were once abundant when we were an agricultural nation,…

— Jose Andres

Every time we sit at a table at night or in the morning to enjoy the fruits and grain and vegetables from our good…

— Cesar Chavez

“For the vast majority of our time on earth, our species did not buy its food or its clothing or its shelter or its…

— Matthew Fox

It's the sheer joy of seeing things grow and helping them to grow, even harvesting the stuff that you've grown yourself, no matter how…

— Peter Cundall

Why do we have to have people come from afar to come and grow food for us, or to grow food to sell to…

— Wangari Maathai

Blessed be agriculture! if one does not have too much of it.

— Charles Dudley Warner

We have to shift our emphasis from economic efficiency and materialism towards a sustainable quality of life and to healing of our society, of…

— Janet Holmes a Court