So Washington lost a farmer

WPC's Center for Agriculture Director Pam Lewison's recent special to The Seattle Times touched a nerve in many parts of Washington.  For some it tapped into frustrations they have with state policy and policymakers who seem divorced from the realities to agricultural work and keeping a farm alive during difficult times (and times are almost always difficult in one way or another in farming). For others, it was confirmation of broader disconnect between what those in power and the experiences people have every day.  And finally, Lewison tapped into the American appreciation of farming as a rugged, noble, difficult way of life-- and the fear that it might be lost to future generations. 

Reading Pam's op-ed reminded me of the wildly popular and memorable Superbowl commercial from several years back featuring the late, great broacaster Paul Harvey's speech, "So God Made a Farmer." I thought Pam's op-ed fit would make a nice homage to Harvey's speech and might aid in publicizing her work to aid Washington's farmers....