National Catholic Rural Life

Agriculture is not only how we grow food, but how we treat those who bring food to our tables. Catholic teaching about the dignity of work us that farmers must be capable to support themselves and their families through their work. This matters that they must be capable to survive the risks associated with production and price fluctuations in the market. We recognize the great pain and stress experienced when a family loses its farm. Their loss is our loss. Agriculture is about rural communities and the quality of life in tiny towns surrounded by farmland.