How to be a Good Agrarian

I hung out with Michael Jordan outside Chicago about twenty years ago.

No, not basketball Michael Jordan. I’m talking about Michael Jordan, the English professor from Hillsdale College.

I bumped into him a few months ago at a Hillsdale cross-country meet. He had just retired due to some health problems. We caught up a bit and I haven’t seen him since.

And then yesterday, I read (what I think is) a farewell essay to Hillsdale alumni. It’s a pithy, fast-paced piece: beautiful in its simplicity, wise in its advice.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a link. I’d love to link to it. Maybe he’ll see this post and send me a link or the entire article.

For today, though, here are a few of my favorites from his “How to be a Good Agrarian in the 21st Century.”

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