I think sometimes my wife gets tired of hearing me say “Today I listened to a podcast…”.
There is so much to learn and so many stories to enjoy. For now I work sitting in front of a computer. These stories help me get through part of the day without focusing on my aching back and shoulders. I long to be home on the farm doing these things, but for now during the days I listen to the encouraging stories of others while I earn my paycheck.
One of my favorite podcast sites is The Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann. The podcasts are normally interview style audio bits. However today was different. Today it was a story written and recorded by the author. Matt Winters takes on a journey into the future. This future is on a farm where a little girl named Allene gets to enjoy a life of abundance and exploration because her family, since one hundred years before, cared enough to establish a farm in harmony with nature. The Gift.
Below is the text of the story. Please visit The Permaculture Podcast for the audio version presented by Matt Winters.
Almost brought me to tears and reassured me again that I am doing the right thing .
I understand completely 🙂
Man, I just did blog post after months of being without a reliable internet connection. Part of it was about the fact that over the winter Ma and I got the gift of becoming grandparents and how those boys would have a real working permaculture farm to grow up and run around on. This makes me think way into the future and how if this is executed properly maybe their grandkids will have run of it too.
I hear ya Pa! I think about my grandkids standing with their kids someday talking about how “Pappy” (that’s my grandpa name) took care of the land so they could enjoy fresh foraging on the farm 🙂