This week was October holiday in China so I headed to BioFarm to live and farm for the week. It was beautiful. The complete opposite of haywire. Everyone had dirt in their fingernails. You could walk in grass with your bare feet and even had time to scratch out a few blog posts, answer belated email, … Continue reading
The Jackson County NC Public Library transitioned to a new building last Summer. I took advantage of the corresponding book sale and picked up The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture for $1.50. Then I became a little obsessed with its author. Dear Wendell Berry, I think you were a prophet. So much of what he has to … Continue reading
Tomorrow I turn 25. Being on the other side of the world, the turnage will happen 12 hours sooner than previous Birthdays. This year I smuggled U.S. organic compost into Tijuana and SC peaches into California, fell in love with farm life, made some lifelong friends, said ‘Goodbye’ on an almost monthly basis (Goodbyes don’t get easier), and moved … Continue reading
Katie Welborn 