By Kevin Williams
Today is International Agriculture Day, so what better day than today to share a little bit of Just Plain Rosanna with you.
For newcomers, Rosanna Bauman is one of our weekly columnists. Â She is Old Order German Baptist Brethren, not Amish. Â The Brethren theological roots are different than the Amish and, while considered "Plain", they do embrace technology more than the Amish and that includes, to a degree, photography. Â The Brethren view of photography is less about capturing the "graven image" which is the Amish concern and more about just calling attention to one's self. Â I talked to Rosanna about posting this video (in fact, it was her that suggested that I do) just to make sure she wouldn't catch flak from anyone in her church. Â And Rosanna replied that this speech was given in a "public space", she wouldn't want to be videoed just walking on her farm, but she said in a public setting like this, she is comfortable being filmed.
So click here to watch Rosanna give a talk. Â There are two videos on this page, the video of Rosanna is the to the right. Â I think very few of you are going to watch the whole 40 minute talk and that's fine, but at least this gives you a chance to sort of "get to know" Rosanna even more. Â At about minute 22 in the video she starts talking about her Europe trip. Â I've met Rosanna several times in person now and she is just a fun, intelligent presence to be around.
Rosanna was the keynote speaker at the Kansas Farmers Union conference last year. Â She really is an amazing young woman, very involved, Â very passionate about sustainable farming, and just very much her own person. Â Yet she is still very devoted to her church and faith.
Rosanna's talk to the Kansas Farmer's Union is about small-scale farming and sustainability, I think she did a great job!
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