EDITORIAL
In deciding what to write for this,
My mind began go roam,
Would there be possibility,
To write it as a poem?
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Does it have to be so pertinent?
So serious all the time?
Couldn’t we just for once break that,
And make the whole thing rhyme?
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The bigger purpose here you see,
A lesson we could yield,
Is to do it differently,
To think more left of field.
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We have the opportunity,
To craft, create and sculpture,
To introduce an artist’s touch,
Into horticulture.
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It’s all about the story,
Behind the produce grown,
To tell it in a different way,
So they’re inspired, not just shown.
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Poems are not for everyone,
And this will cop some knocks,
But what will you do different?
Will you think outside the box?
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Folk are glued to mobile phones,
Like elaborate glowing toys,
You need to think beyond the norm,
To cut through all the noise.
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The push to go against the flow,
To get a problem solved,
Takes some guts and failures,
But that’s the risk involved.
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It might be how you tackle pests,
Or how you irrigate,
Maybe transport’s where it is,
Sending produce interstate.
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Sure there’s regulations,
To follow to the letter,
But some ideas are waiting there,
To make your business better.
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No man is a factory,
So put away those fears,
And talk to fellow workers,
Tune in to their ideas.
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Imagine if you heard a thing,
That solved a problem task,
From picker, packer, old or young,
You’d sure be glad you asked.
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We’ve heard of ‘innovation’,
For what seems like forever,
But really it’s when you stop to say,
”Hey now that is clever.”
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Not all ideas just come along,
Some take a bit of forming,
The lunchtime table is the place,
To strike up some brainstorming.
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So if you’ve got a problem,
A job or gig or chore,
Trying thinking more creative,
It’s what farmers are known for.