After the "failure" of my recent trip to India, I felt discouraged.
I felt bad that I had crossed continents and oceans for an opportunity that didn't exist.
Now, I'm trying to rebuild the motivation and curiosity about the world, that had briefly slipped away after my failed attempt.
This winter, I will hopefully be volunteering at Sadhana Forest, in Aurovillle, India.
This will be an entirely different trip, because rather than simply finding a website of an "organization," I have spoken to people who have volunteered at Sadhana Forest, and had a fantastic experience.
I am truly excited for this amazing opportunity, one which I am so lucky to have.
For anyone interested, here's the website of Sadhana Forest.
www.sadhanaforest.org
Friday, September 14, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Progress
Things are certainly moving along in my endeavor to buy the land in NC.
I had a wonderful chat with the owner yesterday, and he's more than willing to work with me.
My goal is that I will be able to start living and working on the land next summer.
It's going to require a lot of work, as the land is currently overgrown, and there are no buildings.
The property consists of forests and pasture, with a pond in the middle.
It is on these 11 acres where my farming aspiratoins will come to fruition.
Over the next several years, I'll turn these overgrown acres into a place where crops and animals are rased in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
In addition, I am committed to maintaining the peacefulness of the area, both for my sake, and the neighbors.
The neighbors are incredible welcoming and supportive, and have similar goals about organic farming.
I feel that this is a new chapter in my life and for this blog as well.
Prior to this moment, the blog was a series of theoretical posts about my desires for the distant future
Now, this blog will still have posts with my reflections on life, food, and farming, but it will also be a blog of progress, with regular updates as I take this journey.
I had a wonderful chat with the owner yesterday, and he's more than willing to work with me.
My goal is that I will be able to start living and working on the land next summer.
It's going to require a lot of work, as the land is currently overgrown, and there are no buildings.
The property consists of forests and pasture, with a pond in the middle.
It is on these 11 acres where my farming aspiratoins will come to fruition.
Over the next several years, I'll turn these overgrown acres into a place where crops and animals are rased in a socially and environmentally responsible way.
In addition, I am committed to maintaining the peacefulness of the area, both for my sake, and the neighbors.
The neighbors are incredible welcoming and supportive, and have similar goals about organic farming.
I feel that this is a new chapter in my life and for this blog as well.
Prior to this moment, the blog was a series of theoretical posts about my desires for the distant future
Now, this blog will still have posts with my reflections on life, food, and farming, but it will also be a blog of progress, with regular updates as I take this journey.
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