Consider your table…does it expand as you add more people for holidays, celebrations and family time? Do you do everything you can to include others when you’re hosting? Most of us worry about having enough food, the perfect recipe that comes out in a timely fashion and the right mix of people around our table.

Translating farm to food is no different. As the saying goes “If you are more fortunate than others, build a longer table, not higher fences.” If you are fortunate enough to be in agriculture, it’s time we figure out how to build a bigger table and include those without farm and ranch roots.

How can you build a longer table to welcome people outside of agriculture?  How can you not put up higher fences, but take down the perceived fences of modern farming and ranching. How can you make more people feel welcome around your farm table?

Make it personal. Every time.

Authoring Food Truths from Farm to Table taught me a lot, even after 15 years in agricultural advocacy.  I learned the way to building a longer table and translating the farm world is relating an issue in a personal way.  Read more at Pink Tractor…