John Klar: Tied to the land

Editor’s note: This commentary is by John Klar, a Vermont grass-fed beef farmer, and an attorney and pastor who lives in Westfield.
My fondest childhood memories are of playing with my cousin Louis on our family’s Vermont farm. We chased cows and chickens, explored far reaches of the forest, investigated every nook and cranny of the old farmhouse and its barn. On hot summer days, we slipped into the cows’ spring-fed water tub.
When our grandmother sold the farm, she first gave