Geoff Crawford – featured member
30 Jun 2009 by Paul Northup
Our featured Generous member for July 2009 is Geoff Crawford. Geoff’s been part of the Generous community since its early days. We grabbed five minutes on the phone with Geoff to talk Generous things – like chickens.
You can download an MP3 of our conversation with Geoff here (3.4 MB) or you can stream the audio in your browser here using the player below:
Geoff blogged about getting his chickens on the Generous site here – and his wonderful ongoing blog about the chicken-keeping adventure is here.
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About the Blogger
Paul Northup
Reading a few lines before sleep, listening to Elbow, inspired by Stanley Hauerwas, on the way down with the Rams, trying to hardly ever use the car, hopeful and fearful for my children, tired but usually happy.
08 Sep 2009
Hey Geoff,
I read this a month ago and have been meaning to comment. I think it’s so cool that you’re keeping chickens for eggs. I have done this for about a decade, and I think it’s taught me just a little about what it takes to put food on the table. I think kids learn a lot by being involved, as much as possible, with the process of raising food.
I’ve discovered for myself that one of the things that motivates me is that I want to do as much as possible to stem the tide in my life of being a consumer. Most of what I eat, drive, wear… heck, you name it,is produced and maintained by other people. I guess, when it comes to food, it’s pretty scary how things are raised and the quality of what we eat is becoming a big concern too. But who can I blame if I don’t do anything at all to be a part of the process?
Keep up the good work.