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Hi Michael,

I just read your piece on your Mom and oysters and agriculture. You are so right on, I constantly think of her and how life in the agroenvironmental world was so different when she was alive. There was actually a place then where most of us concerned about agriculture and the environment, which are inextricable intertwined, coexisted happily and respectfully. Yes, there were a few outliers that didn’t want to be part of the party and didn’t want a piece of her cake, (yum-yum) but far fewer. 

I think there were a lot of folks that would have been embarrassed to behave the way they are now, in front of your Mom. She would have called them on their bad behavior and they would have felt ashamed for being so divisive. She gave me a few very gentle lectures that I rightly deserved.

I think of her so very often in these times of conflict and believe truly that things would be so much different if she was still physically present. I sure loved that woman, even though she was a royal pain when I took her out in my 4-wheel drive truck: “oh, watch that rock”, “don’t hit that bump” she’d say, like I’d never done it before in my life, but I wouldn’t trade the memories for anything.

I support the collaborative alternative and give thanks for Jeff Creque, who devotes so much time to worthy causes would Ellen would fully support.