La Milpa Organica Farm

It was beautiful while it lasted and they left the land in beautiful shape. Now it’s going to pass on to the new proprietors: The Stone Brewing Company. Beautiful!

Ohhhhh La Milpa… where do i begin?! Milpa was the first farm i visited in SD for their corn harvest festival back in November of 2007, and i would say, my real, first, self-​realization experience when it comes to, not only food, but sustainable living. A definitive, life changing experience. I mean i knew i was «down» with the whole «healthy living movement», but i think it was at La Milpa i realized that the movement i was down with, wasnt, and didnt necessarily have to be the «chic», «bandwagon organic» movement i feared i was, by default, becoming a part of.
I came to understand that there is, in fact, a big difference in farms that seek to profit from their growing of fruits & veggies, and run their farm, in many ways, the way your average corporation is run today; and, well the way La Milpa is run – to sustain what theyre doing, to, provide food for local people, of whom, in turn, provide the money needed to keep the farm going. La Milpa, my kind of folk!
Every week for years, at local farmers markets, i would check the Milpa for most of my veggies for the week, and happily pay them the cash needed to continue to provide me, and people like me, the fresh, local, organic produce that is sourced from someone we trust; someone doing something so rare throughout society these days – intentions of a greater good, and not self gain!
The third Saturday potlucks at the farm became an almost monthly experience, kickin it on the farm with like minded individuals, not the sheep-​like drones pushing shopping carts through grocery stores, convincing themselves (or corporately convinced) that theyre somehow making a «real» impact towards the benefit of the planet because their mac-​n-​cheese says «70% organic». Those people at the potlucks, at the farm, the people you’ll soon see on the frontlines of the, way past due, Coup.
Wait, La Milpa, is soon to close down? It just cant be! How? Why? Hasn’t the media been telling us that we need to source our food closer and closer to home? That our schools need to have more organic, locally sourced meals for the students? Politicians stressing the benefits of sustainability? Then, only to turn around and hike farmers water bills! To attack the source of real, tangible, positive change – for the better!
I’m not going to go any deeper into the reasons why La Milpa is soon to close down their farm, it’s not really my «place» to do that, nor do i know every last detail exactly why. What i do know though, is, the two-​headed corporate/​politicians that are running society into the ground currently, while deceiving the people into thinking theyre doing things with their best interests in mind, their childrens best interests are proving by the «attack» on farms such as La Milpa, that they could care less about you, your health, or the environment we all live in. When it comes down to it; money, is the ultimate decision maker, NOT the greater good of society!
This isnt meant to be a rant, or some kooky conspiracy theorist manifesto. Its meant simply for two things: 1. to give due props to La Milpa for the positive impact on my, as well as many others lives over the years past, the props for embody-​ing that which the political/​corporate beasts classically condition the masses to believe they support, then turn around and bilk for their hard earned money…
and 2. To maybe, just maybe, reach through the TV screen, media duped people, to perhaps open up a few eyes to what is really going on right under their noses – the closing of a farm that IS exactly what we need to be opening MORE of, especially around SD!
Ifya read this «review» this far (and believe me, this is less than half of what i’ve got to say on the matter), ya must care on some level… and so, what do we do — short of a Coup?