I know it’s easy for people to say, “We’ve had tornadoes before in Massachusetts,” and “The Mississippi always floods,” and “Vermont always floods.” But come on, people, I know you see a pattern of bad weather that is not normal. Flooding is one thing, but severe, continued flooding is another. One tornado 60 years ago…
I am a bargain hunter. I work hard for every penny I make, so I don’t want to waste any more of it than I have to on the things I need to buy in life. I’m a serious Craigslist addict after having found so many amazing deals on really great stuff. I have been…
Being a vegetarian (and someone who likes to be healthy), I try to find ways to get more protein (and other nutrients) into my diet in an unobtrusive way. (For example, without eating a big bowl of soybeans.) Because I make a fruit smoothie every morning for my breakfast, it made sense to get a…
I have been consumed by the evil demon that is the common cold virus. It had been stalking me for 3-4 days, and then yesterday it landed on me like a ton of bricks. I slept all morning and ingested glass after glass of various teas, juices and potions. I didn’t really sleep last night,…
So, what did I really think of this permaculture design course? Well, as you could tell, it was very intensive. Honestly, I would’ve retained more info if it had been 8 hours a day, instead of 13. I was so tired at the end of every day simply from being “on” all day that the…
There was a fair amount of excitement in the air this morning. We were all anxious to be going home but sad to be leaving each other. I woke up at my normal 6:00 a.m. but hit the snooze button so I could sleep in a bit. My night of sleep was not too bad…
About every fourth night or so, I’m so exhausted that I actually get a decent night’s sleep. Last night was that night, and I’m very thankful for that. Today wasn’t too bad because we had field trips. First, we went to SeQuential BioFuels, which is a gas station that sells solely bio-diesel and ethanol fuels. …
Today I did what I needed to do for me… I gave up. I awoke from another night of barely sleeping and aching muscles and said, “That is enough.” I did not come on this trip to punish myself. I came here to learn, and I feel that my capacity to do that effectively has…
The weather here is simply unbearable – it’s dreary and/or raining about 75% of the time. My vitamin D levels must be ridiculously low. We had a session this morning with the owner of the property we’re staying on. He talked about permaculture in general, but I did not find him very engaging and was…
Woke up this morning feeling MUCH better than yesterday and with the comforting knowledge that the course is over in 4 days and I can return to my home. Unfortunately, today is also a cooking day for my team, so I woke up knowing I’d have little free time today. My alarm went off at…