Just Another Day in Paradise

While the world away from here seems to be going crazy, life here is blissful

As we sit here on our front porch, surrounded by the sounds of nature and the beautiful fall colors for which Vermont is known, it is easy to forget that much of the world outside seems to be going absolutely crazy, with the USA seeming to be plunging into Civil War. Here, a family of Pileated Woodpeckers are calling back and forth as they hunt the trunks of trees for grubs and other insects.

In all candor: THIS is why we wanted to make the change to a more sustainable and independent way of living. Our well is deep and clean and delivers us delicious refreshing water. Our wood stove heats our entire home with not much wood, even down to 30 degrees F, the coldest nights we have seen so far, without even needing to stoke the fire at night. A small batch of wood and the house stays a comfy 73 degrees all night long.

Today, after roasting some organic coffee and doing yoga out at the top of the hill, we could not help but feel a strange mix of joy, relief and sadness. The joy is for the beautiful sanctuary we have created for ourselves, that we are finally settled into it and for how beautiful it has turned out. The relief is for, after predicting the kind of social collapse we are seeing happen in our nation right now for many years, we are in a place where we feel safe and peaceful. The sadness (with a bit of anger, too) is that while we tried to warn people where our nation was headed, not nearly enough listened. We would spend some time here saying, “We f’ing told you so,” except that we actually have another blog just for that, which you are free to check out it you want. That is our venting space.

Here on Our Urban Farms we will continue to focus on things that create and build community in healthy and sustainable ways, which are increasingly important things to focus time and energy on.

Today, we are celebrating having such a magical place to do that it.