Comments on: A Dad’s Point of View on Cotton

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| A Colorful Adventure — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:04:41 +0000

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By: Janice Person

Janice Person — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:06:49 +0000

In reply to The Real Matt Daddy. I love that you are willing to show your serious side too Matt!

By: The Real Matt Daddy

The Real Matt Daddy — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:56:57 +0000

Thank you all for the kind words. I accepted the opportunity to write this guest post without the intention of getting all serious, but I couldn’t help it. I just had to go there. I’m just very passionate about sustainability and self-sufficiency. Thanks again, JP for the opportunity.

@Bruce – You should have trademarked that phrase before I stole it!

By: Janice Person

Janice Person — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:22:19 +0000

In reply to Suzie Wilde. He does rock! And you know as a cotton farmer, I'm accepting guest posts for a while.... so you could get to writing one about that toothpaste or something LOL!

By: Suzie Wilde

Suzie Wilde — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:29:25 +0000

Matt, we need a few million more dads like you out there! With most folks being so far removed from the source of their food and fiber, both by miles and generations, we must help them get that connection back to the farm and the farmers. You forgot to mention that the toothpaste you use everyday has a cotton component in it too!

By: Janice Person

Janice Person — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:56:51 +0000

In reply to Stephen Abbott.

Thanks for the compliment – Matt’s story was awesome, as is his blog usually. If you ever make it to my part of the world, give me a shout. I live in St. Louis now and since I work in agriculture, I love talking about it here on my blog alongside other topics. Cotton has bee a place for me to call home for a couple of decades, though I was raised a total city kid myself. I’ve gotten the chance to see so many parts of agriculture and I try to share them here for my city friends and others to enjoy.

By: Janice Person

Janice Person — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:51:35 +0000

In reply to Bruce Sallan. That was Matt's title though I did choose to spell out POV LOL. You are still able to give a dad's POV on cotton too.... in fact, you are encouraged to do just that!

By: Bruce Sallan

Bruce Sallan — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:45:41 +0000

Like that you’re using my column name JP! Cool…

By: Stephen Abbott

Stephen Abbott — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:51:18 +0000

One of the best things we can do for our kids from an early age is to show them where we get the food and ‘stuff’ in our lives, and what it takes to put it in our hands. Your cotton example is a perfect one; it shows the huge range of things we use every day that start as a ball of fluff plucked from a plant. Seeing the process of a natural resource to a product on the shelf also helps them understand the value of creativity in problem solving from an historic perspective, while possibly revealing a problem we still need to solve.

As a suburban city kid, I make sure we visit farms and talk to farmers (not just the people working the market store) and buy their products. My son knows that ketchup doesn’t just come from ‘aisle 6’. We try to visit local farms on any trip, or to take factory tours when possible.