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Both guest imply that there is a narrative created between a person and the land they inhabit. What shapes that narrative? Living in Salem, OR my whole life (b. 1984) has given me a unique heart/land narrative, specifically in that my narrative was greatly shaped by the changes in demographic, and land use that I grew up around during the late 80's/early 90's i.e. what was once a field is now a shopping center or subdivision.  Within in me is this "kind animosity" that I hold against those who don't know/remember "Old Salem," or "the Salem I loved as a child." I feel like they have been cheated to not know "the way we were." Besides written word, what are other ways that we share our unique land/heart narrative?

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A farmer's market is not solely for the farmer, it is a community entity. My concern isn't so much with where my food comes from, as much as "will this purchase directly benefit my community?" Wholesale or not, the food farmer Bob sells at my local farmer market will benefit Bob, and Bob is an important part of my community.  

-Aaron

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