The Man Who Created a Broker-Free Market for Farmers

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December 27, 2017 a project of ServiceSpace The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings. - Masanobu Fukuka - The Man Who Created a Broker-Free Market for Farmers Prateek Sharma was born to a family of farmers in a village close to Bhopal, India. He started farming as a child along with his family but eventually left his village and accomplished a successful career in the city as a chief manager of a prominent Indian bank. What prompted him then to quit his lucrative job to return to tending to the earth as a community farmer? Sharma's inspiring journey as an organic farmer is one of initial failures, and his subsequent successes shaped by Sharma's values of sustainability, community, and justice. { read more } Be The Change Today as you eat a meal, take a few moments of gratitude as you reflect on all the causes and conditions, from the earthwork and the farmers, to the trucks and the grocery store, that may have brought your meal to you today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News The Disease of Being Busy How Happy Brains Respond to Negative Things Our Shortened Attention Span & 3 Ways To Stay Focused Dan Siegel: The Open Mind Seven Ways to Help High Schoolers Find Purpose Reclaiming the Lost Art of Walking 10 Tips for Effective Communication Three Things that Matter Most in Youth and Old Age DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 244,568 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More