Tag: travel
-
Back in New Zealand
And so glad of it. I found myself taking huge gulps of the swampy salty Māngere air as I crossed the tarmac at Auckland Airport to clamber up into the final plane in the long journey home to New Zealand from Illinois. Landing in Wellington, I discovered that my son had come to pick me…
-
Super Slow But Moving with Purpose
There is a saying in our family that you might know by now; Step Step Peck. When faced with a mammoth challenge be a chook. Step Step (Scratch a Bit) Peck. They just keep on going. One foot and one beak after the other. Step Step Peck. A chicken does not see the enormity of…
-
It is Saturday. I know!
The new website is up. I am leaving the farm tomorrow (I am taking you with me though – Kate is making me an extra big pocket to stow you all in). I will travel as sustainably as I can as long as I don’t have to walk across the country or stay in a…
-
“Cycles: The Key to Environmental Harmony.”
How many of the patterns in your life are strongly circular and how many have you have been able to close. Here is a simple one. Our clothing is worn for as long as possible then it is cut up for rags then once those are worn through this thin worn out fabric goes in…
-
Once for the Seat. Once for the Tree.
By this time next week I will be back on the farm. I am sure everyone will be mad at me for being away so long but every one of my destinations is so far from the other. I have used up way too much of my carbon allotment through flying this year. We all…
The Kitchen's Garden 