Homegrown Wedding

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May/June 2008
George DeVault 
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“It was truly a community affair. I haven’t seen anything like this since I lived in Malaysia, and the whole community helped out with special events,” says Marlene Cohen, of Silver Spring, Maryland, and a long-time friend. “We just don’t do things like that in America, I thought at the time, yet here it is on your organic farm!”

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The ceremony was set for 5 p.m. Most of the guests were from nearby, but a few came from the far corners of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey and Maine, some traveling nearly 600 miles. When the ceremony began there were only a few minor glitches, including the anxious groom blurting out “I do!” long before it was time.

The fresh country air whetted everyone’s appetites. After the ceremony, the horde descended on the feast, and the food disappeared as quickly as the tents had gone up. Many had never eaten farm-fresh, organic fare before.

“Those were the best cherry tomatoes I ever ate,” exclaimed our old friend Steve Bulkley from Columbus, Ohio.

As darkness fell, the volunteer fire companies arrived with their trucks to stand guard for a 20-minute fireworks display.

Through it all, I kept thinking of the old Russian saying: “Don’t have 100 rubles, have 100 friends.” Ruth and Eric easily have that many friends. That’s why we know they will always be more wealthy, secure and happy than their acquaintances who have only chests of gold.

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