Agriculture means a lot to me. I say this because I was in Future Farmers of America (FFA). I was taught multiple things about the our lands. I was taken to cotton fields, farms, butchers; I even raised my own chicken, euthanized it and ate it. I will always remember what I was taught within that one year. I became aware of the hard work and importance of agriculture. I realized how many of the things that are involved is a process. It personally humbled me.
This mural really spoke to me the most because the hispanic culture is known for their hard work in agriculture. It shows that the hispanics are the roots of it all. Our hands are the ones that become dirty and dull. We are using our bare hands to pick every single crop that we come across so that they rest of us can live with less of a struggle. I see it as unity. I see it that we are all connected because our roots will continue to grow and tangle with one another.
Although there is a love/hate relationship with knowing that the majority of Ag. and farm workers are hispanics. I hope that it continues to become more of a respected job and taken more seriously. I hope that we can all as one become more appreciative about this and be proud to know we are such hard workers and always will be. We are the root of it all.
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