I just accidently deleted a longish post with some more thoughts and highlights from the Fred Eaglesmith picnic so instead of trying to recreate it right now, I'll post this very heart-warming story instead.
Can't remember where I came across it but had it bookmarked in my “Things For the Blog” folder for a time like this when a little Zen goes a long way.
“They went to the bank and explained they wanted to sell bread at $2
a loaf rather than the going rate of 50 cents. They said they figured
if you explained to people that you were charging more so you could pay
farmers more, people would be happy to pay the extra.
The
bank told them this was absurd. The bank said that wasn’t the way the
world worked. So they got money from friends. Some low interest loans,
some no interest loans. They promised to pay them back, if and when
they could.”
CBC Radio | Vinyl Cafe | Features | Tall Grass Prairie Bread Bakery
(If you pay attention to such things, please read the “Saskatchewan” tag as “Prairies” for this entry since it's about a bread co-op in Winnipeg.)