"Voices from the Land" goes to The Ploughing Championships!
Simon Harris TD gets his copy of "Voices from the Land" at The Ploughing Championships. Apparently he later read my story "Family Farm Survivor" and was very moved by it. I just hope that he transforms that feeling into some kind of action so that no farm kid ever has to go through what I went through back then ever again. The light of truth dawns over rural Ireland! We made it all the way to The Ploughing no less! This is quite an honor! Voices from the Land was hosted by the "Creative Ireland" stand in the Government of Ireland Marquee at the Ploughing! The woman on the right there is Tania Banotti - the Director of Creative Ireland The booklet proved to be a big hit with all the attendees of the Ploughing. Thousands of copies are now being read and enjoyed by farmers all over the country. I hope the farmers that read my story take its message to heart and actually learn something from it. The main lesson being that this is