tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557421908409100897.post4082819119420415869..comments2023-10-29T03:20:58.137-07:00Comments on Farm Zoo - Growing! Learners! Creatures!: Can't Restart BabyMamaLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16625287596359223318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557421908409100897.post-36096473589881301862011-04-13T21:59:05.103-07:002011-04-13T21:59:05.103-07:00I completely agree with Dana. The moment, the exa...I completely agree with Dana. The moment, the exact moment a human connects with nature, it hits. Those of us connected will survive. I have to believe that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557421908409100897.post-78014382337838395572011-03-29T15:41:20.664-07:002011-03-29T15:41:20.664-07:00It amazes me though still that you can take a chil...It amazes me though still that you can take a child raised on video games outside and see eyes full of wonder as they hold a chick, get dirty in a garden or get a look in a beehive. <br /><br />Instant gratification may well be the norm of our culture, but even for those raised with it, it does not produce wonder, satisfaction or a sense of wholeness.<br /><br />Why growing carrots does, I have no idea, but somehow it does.Danahttp://roscommonacres.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557421908409100897.post-56056101679024529562011-03-19T05:42:54.548-07:002011-03-19T05:42:54.548-07:00Excellent post. I really like ho wyou talked about...Excellent post. I really like ho wyou talked about dinosaurs. The boys and I have talked about that a lot. "Do you realize how long the dinosaurs were here?" And people just talk like they were a blink of an eye. <br /><br />The boys play Farmville sometime and in the beginning I was so crabby about that game. It is so unrealistic. But we actually sat down and made a list about why it was so unrealistic, and the boys understood it. (In kind of a "Don't you think we get it, mom? Jeez." kind of way.) I do think there are a lot of kids (and adults) out there that are living like its a video game though. GREAT comparison.Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557421908409100897.post-23927272393013318092011-03-18T10:59:23.500-07:002011-03-18T10:59:23.500-07:00I am afraid we are past the point of no return. I ...I am afraid we are past the point of no return. I think the masses see a forest or the blue ocean and think that everything is ok. They don't realize it is the things you can't see. The contamination is so widespread in the land, air and all water on earth. I watch as my friends open their hives this spring to dead bees, or how the local farmers feeding GMO feed are having cow after cow throw still borns.The local gas drilling operations have destroyed the water table and are illegally dumping toxic sludge daily, but the state has made them unaccountable for their actions because of greed. Our rivers are full of pharmaceuticals. How would you even begin to clean that up? I agree with you, it is beyond sad.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.com