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Lumknow Sentinel, Wednesday,, limy 30,11980--Page 7
Letter to the editor
Lemonade a substitute
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To the editor:
How about doing a little thinking?
Igo i doubt some won't agree; but
after the demonstration last Friday
night at. Ackerts" anniversary, we
-----were--shown-verY-plainlY; that neigh-
bours and friends Who come, can put
forth a little more effort to see that
others-are having a good time as
well as themselves,
We are on the .way at least, to
substituting' lemonade for liquor
Which 'is pricing itself out of the
market- This demonstration put on
-by the Ackert' family could well be
tried' :at more Of our social" •
gatherings.
-We'-were--the -Oldest coup-le-there
they tell Us, No doubt,' I won't he
taken too seriously because we May
be getting back to our childhood;
days, again.
your aunt and uncle,.
Helen and john lylacMurchy.
It may be too late for this year but
' it is an idea to keep in mind for next
summer: a farm vacation.
For, more .than a dozen years,' a
small group 'of farmers has been
promoting the idea that a great
many urbanites have .a, yen to get
back to the land; that thousands of
city-dWellers have roots in the
country. With this in mind, they
have formed a farm vacation
association, • In Ontario, for instande, 28 far-
rders .and their families offer an
alternative holiday experience, a
farm vacation.- Most of the farms
involved .are.working farms.
Prince Edward Island farmers
have a similar organization.
Guests are welcome to help with
farm chores, if they want to," says
Sharon van Son who works for the
agricultural -manpower branch of
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, "But .a farm vacation is
not a working holiday. You can do as
little or as much as you like. What
makes it interesting is that families
are Welcomed -- encouraged, even.--
to participate in • the farm vacation
plan." '
Most of the farms offer ac-
commodation in the farm house, but
some have separate accommodation
for guests. Some farm vacations,
then, offer. the luxury of a' resort
while others• simply offer family-
style country living.
We . in the country with our,
horse barn in the backyard. We feel
-- a part of the country. The smell of
new-mOwn hay can be enjoyed
almost daily in June, early.July, late
August and early September when
second cuts are coming off the
fields. We have a chicken stable a
few hundred yards away and thrill to
the sound of a cock crowing in :the
mornings and even the contented,
sometimes frantic sounds of the
Across. the road is "a beef feedlot,
two, in fadt so that the sounds and
odors 'of the country are a part of
everything We 'see, hear, feel and •
smell. ' • —* *
'It is •amazing though, how se few
city people can-appreCiate these '
things. The other day, a few children
were being interviewed on Radio:
Noon after they had, been on "a farm
tour near Toronto. A'couple of thetn
indicated they Wouldn't want to go
into a barn again because they didn't
like the smells. Man, that's what I
love about" the country. Those smells
don't bother me a bit. .
I'm sure there area great many
people. who would love to awaken to -
these sounds and smells, A hundred •
years ago, more than 70 percent of
this country's p9pulation were
• associated either directly or in-
directly with agriculture.
Nowadays, only about six percent of -•
the 'population is actively engaged in
farming. It is a great and glorious
• way of life and, without some
knowledge of farms and fanning,.
nobody's education iSconiplete.
I-hope this idea of.•farm vacations
can. be •expanded,
What this country lacks is un-
derstanding; understanding of one
another, of different baCkgrounds,
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cultures, languages, wayS of life.
Farm vacations can do many things
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for the participants. A farm
vacation can be rewarding, fun,
interesting, educational, healthful
and relaxing. But a farm vacation
can Surely de a lot to promote. un-
derstanding betWeen ruralites and
urbanites:.. •
For the farm family, hosting •a
vacationing family can be hard but •
rewarding work. It offers the 'op-
pertunity to share o5periences and
Meet people from many walks of
life. If you are interested,
write to the Ontario Vacation Farm
Association, RR2 Erin; Ontario