Today was the last session of the four weeks of the Organic Gardening Class. What a wonderful experience it was to find a largish group of like minded individuals willing to sit on a Sunday morning and learn a lot! We covered most of the fundamentals of Organic Gardening and threw in some permaculture for good measure.
But people are hungry! They want more. They want the communing, the sharing of perspectives, the expanding of consciousness. This is not only about how to get rid of aphids, or how to make a compost heap. This is about how do we live our lives.
Today, Ivan Laughlin came to talk to us about his experience of living in an intentional community in Las Lomas - close to the airport. He practiced organic farming in his plot and really got a chance to continue his relationship with the land that had been started while he was still a boy. He told us about Royer - a Dominican man who deeply understood the land and how to communicate and cooperate with it. Everyone wanted more.
So we will continue to do a few more sessions. One to look at some permaculture and organic gardening DVDs, one to visit a Carib 'shaman' who practices forest gardening, and a couple more to meet with people who have expertise in different areas - banana farming and ground provisions.
I am blessed.
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