it's easy to love a farmer
This original print is created and written by Jen as a heartfelt tribute to the work we do as farmers.
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Each print is professionally produced on archival matte paper to ensure rich color and lasting quality.
Frame not included.
Worldwide shipping available (except to Germany).
Shipping is USPS Ground Advantage and will be to you in 2-5 business days.
Locals, we will be shipping your prints to you as they will come directly from the print shop.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds unless your print arrives damaged.
If your order is damaged in transit, please contact us at ojoconejonm@gmail.com with photos of the issue, and we’ll make it right as quickly as possible.
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FULL TEXT OF PRINT:
IT’S EASY TO LOVE A FARMER. FARMERS ARE GENEROUS PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT THINK OF THEMSELVES FIRST. THEIR JOY IS PURE AND INNOCENT, DISCONNECTED FROM MONETIZATION. THEIR PAYOUT IS NO LONGER A PAYOUT OUR WORLD RECOGNIZES. THEIR PAYOUT IS SLOWNESS, BREATH, SEEDS, THE COLOR GREEN, THICK CREAM, TWO FLOWERS THAT HAVE CROSS-POLLINATED. THEIR DELIGHTS ARE ONLY ONES WE CAN LEARN TO RECOGNIZE OVER TIME: THE DELIGHT OF AN UDDER THAT GETS SAGGY AFTER MILKING. THE DELIGHT WHEN THE RAIN STOPS AND THE BARN DOESN’T FLOOD. THE DELIGHT OF TEN SMOOTH EGGS IN A NESTING BOX. THE DELIGHT OF FOUR PINK TEATS ON A NEW CALF, INSTEAD OF A MOUND OF TESTICLES. FARMERS ALWAYS ASK IF YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH TO EAT. THEY FORGET TO LOOK IN MIRRORS AND ARE UNCONCERNED WITH THE LINES GROWING AROUND THEIR EYES. FARMERS DON’T TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER AS A FORM OF SMALL TALK, THEY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER AS A FORM OF SURVIVAL. FARMERS ARE ALWAYS WANTING FOR TIME. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A FARMER WALK THROUGH YOUR DOOR, KNOW THAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND A DORMANT VOLCANO THAT COULD ERUPT AT ANY TIME. FARMERS NEVER ASK TO REST BUT ARE ALWAYS TIRED. DO NOT ASK FARMERS IF THEY NEED HELP, JUST OFFER IT. BRING A HAMMER. BRING A SHOVEL. BRING A NEW PITCHFORK WITH STRONG PRONGS. ASK WHERE THEY NEED YOU AND BE READY TO DO SOMETHING YOU DON’T FEEL UP FOR. DON’T WORRY, THEY WILL REPAY YOU WITH BOXES OF RIPE TOMATOES, SQUASH, CUCUMBERS, FLOWERS AND RAW MILK. YOU WILL LEAVE SO FULL. FARMERS DO NOT WORK FOR RECOGNITION OR FAME. THEY ARE OUR RURAL ARTISTS AND THE SCULPTORS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. WITHOUT FARMERS, WE LOSE OUR CULTURE. WE LOSE OUR SENSE OF BELONGING. WE LOSE THE FAT STAINS ON OUR WOODEN TABLES. WHEN YOUR FARMER ASKS FOR MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR GOODS, GIVE THEM MORE THAN THEY ASK FOR. THEIRS IS A JOB HARDLY ANY OF US CAN DO, AND A JOB THAT NONE OF US CAN LIVE WITHOUT. SHAKE YOUR FARMER’S HAND AS IF THEY ARE A RARE SPIRITUAL OFFICIAL YOU’VE BEEN DYING TO MEET. THEIR HANDS WILL BE ROUGH AND THEY WONT EVEN NOTICE. KISS THEM ON BOTH CHEEKS. BOW AT THEIR BOOTS. TELL THEM HOW THANKFUL YOU ARE FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY DO. THEY WILL TELL YOU TO STOP. DON’T. EMBARRASS THEM WITH PRAISE. THEY NEED TO HEAR IT. LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE CLOSE TO DEATH. LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU STORIES ABOUT THEIR GARLIC PATCH. PRETEND LIKE IT’S THE MOST INTERESTING STORY YOU’VE HEARD ALL DAY. TAKE NOTES. ASK THEM WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO GROW NEXT SEASON.
This original print is created and written by Jen as a heartfelt tribute to the work we do as farmers.
*
Each print is professionally produced on archival matte paper to ensure rich color and lasting quality.
Frame not included.
Worldwide shipping available (except to Germany).
Shipping is USPS Ground Advantage and will be to you in 2-5 business days.
Locals, we will be shipping your prints to you as they will come directly from the print shop.
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds unless your print arrives damaged.
If your order is damaged in transit, please contact us at ojoconejonm@gmail.com with photos of the issue, and we’ll make it right as quickly as possible.
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FULL TEXT OF PRINT:
IT’S EASY TO LOVE A FARMER. FARMERS ARE GENEROUS PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT THINK OF THEMSELVES FIRST. THEIR JOY IS PURE AND INNOCENT, DISCONNECTED FROM MONETIZATION. THEIR PAYOUT IS NO LONGER A PAYOUT OUR WORLD RECOGNIZES. THEIR PAYOUT IS SLOWNESS, BREATH, SEEDS, THE COLOR GREEN, THICK CREAM, TWO FLOWERS THAT HAVE CROSS-POLLINATED. THEIR DELIGHTS ARE ONLY ONES WE CAN LEARN TO RECOGNIZE OVER TIME: THE DELIGHT OF AN UDDER THAT GETS SAGGY AFTER MILKING. THE DELIGHT WHEN THE RAIN STOPS AND THE BARN DOESN’T FLOOD. THE DELIGHT OF TEN SMOOTH EGGS IN A NESTING BOX. THE DELIGHT OF FOUR PINK TEATS ON A NEW CALF, INSTEAD OF A MOUND OF TESTICLES. FARMERS ALWAYS ASK IF YOU’VE HAD ENOUGH TO EAT. THEY FORGET TO LOOK IN MIRRORS AND ARE UNCONCERNED WITH THE LINES GROWING AROUND THEIR EYES. FARMERS DON’T TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER AS A FORM OF SMALL TALK, THEY TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER AS A FORM OF SURVIVAL. FARMERS ARE ALWAYS WANTING FOR TIME. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A FARMER WALK THROUGH YOUR DOOR, KNOW THAT THEY HAVE LEFT BEHIND A DORMANT VOLCANO THAT COULD ERUPT AT ANY TIME. FARMERS NEVER ASK TO REST BUT ARE ALWAYS TIRED. DO NOT ASK FARMERS IF THEY NEED HELP, JUST OFFER IT. BRING A HAMMER. BRING A SHOVEL. BRING A NEW PITCHFORK WITH STRONG PRONGS. ASK WHERE THEY NEED YOU AND BE READY TO DO SOMETHING YOU DON’T FEEL UP FOR. DON’T WORRY, THEY WILL REPAY YOU WITH BOXES OF RIPE TOMATOES, SQUASH, CUCUMBERS, FLOWERS AND RAW MILK. YOU WILL LEAVE SO FULL. FARMERS DO NOT WORK FOR RECOGNITION OR FAME. THEY ARE OUR RURAL ARTISTS AND THE SCULPTORS OF THE NATURAL WORLD. WITHOUT FARMERS, WE LOSE OUR CULTURE. WE LOSE OUR SENSE OF BELONGING. WE LOSE THE FAT STAINS ON OUR WOODEN TABLES. WHEN YOUR FARMER ASKS FOR MONEY IN EXCHANGE FOR THEIR GOODS, GIVE THEM MORE THAN THEY ASK FOR. THEIRS IS A JOB HARDLY ANY OF US CAN DO, AND A JOB THAT NONE OF US CAN LIVE WITHOUT. SHAKE YOUR FARMER’S HAND AS IF THEY ARE A RARE SPIRITUAL OFFICIAL YOU’VE BEEN DYING TO MEET. THEIR HANDS WILL BE ROUGH AND THEY WONT EVEN NOTICE. KISS THEM ON BOTH CHEEKS. BOW AT THEIR BOOTS. TELL THEM HOW THANKFUL YOU ARE FOR THEM AND WHAT THEY DO. THEY WILL TELL YOU TO STOP. DON’T. EMBARRASS THEM WITH PRAISE. THEY NEED TO HEAR IT. LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LIVE CLOSE TO DEATH. LISTEN WHEN THEY TELL YOU STORIES ABOUT THEIR GARLIC PATCH. PRETEND LIKE IT’S THE MOST INTERESTING STORY YOU’VE HEARD ALL DAY. TAKE NOTES. ASK THEM WHAT THEY’RE PLANNING TO GROW NEXT SEASON.